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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47D1 · Enterprise, AL · July 29, 1979

Date
July 29, 1979 · 09:45 local
Place
Enterprise, AL
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N36015
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79DKJ57
Reported as
Bell 47D1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,660 total429 in this make and model223 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.

Flew into own rotorwash after 180 degree turn during spray operation. Skid hit. Rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO OWN ROTORWASH AFTER 180 DEGREE TURN DURING SPRAY OPERATION. SKID HIT. ROLLED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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