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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G3B1 · Washington, DC · June 6, 1979

Date
June 6, 1979 · 13:51 local
Place
Washington, DC
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N25MP
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79FA055
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
763 total655 in this make and model104 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.

Pilot slowed helicopter below safe speed for low altitude. Acft descended into power lines. Police search operation

As the FAA filed it

PILOT SLOWED HELICOPTER BELOW SAFE SPEED FOR LOW ALTITUDE. ACFT DESCENDED INTO POWER LINES. POLICE SEARCH 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.