19770330006949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47D1 · Dexter, KS · March 30, 1977

Date
March 30, 1977
Place
Dexter, KS
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4231A
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC77DCA14
Reported as
Bell 47D1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,800 total152 in this make and model212 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Helicopter tail caught wire when flying under high lines during spraying operation

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER TAIL CAUGHT WIRE WHEN FLYING UNDER HIGH LINES DURING SPRAYING OPERATION

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.