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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G · Elk Point, SD · July 29, 1978

Date
July 29, 1978
Place
Elk Point, SD
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N128B
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC78DTK29
Reported as
Bell 47G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,265 total448 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pollinating seed corn with rotor wash.

As the FAA filed it

POLLINATING SEED CORN WITH ROTOR WASH.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N128B · 1

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