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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-3B-1 · Greeley, CO · August 3, 1979

Date
August 3, 1979 · 10:00 local
Place
Greeley, CO
Phase of flight
Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N72487
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN79FTE72
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,457 total420 in this make and model100 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.

Ag plt crashed during spray oper. Plt attempted leveloff above crops & decended into ground.

As the FAA filed it

AG PLT CRASHED DURING SPRAY OPER. PLT ATTEMPTED LEVELOFF ABOVE CROPS & DECENDED INTO GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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