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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-4A · Kentuck, WV · August 20, 1979

Date
August 20, 1979 · 18:15 local
Place
Kentuck, WV
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N13PL
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79DIJ11
Reported as
Bell 47G4A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,323 total350 in this make and model200 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.

Allowed rotor RPM to decay during spray operation. Settled into trees.

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED ROTOR RPM TO DECAY DURING SPRAY OPERATION. SETTLED INTO TREES.

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 N13PL · 1

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