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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-2 · Greenfield, CA · September 23, 1979

Date
September 23, 1979 · 09:00 local
Place
Greenfield, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5783
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79DA091
Reported as
Bell 47G2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total6,000 in this make and model150 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.

Helicopter made hard emergency landing after start of severe rotor vibration, due to loss of a stabilizer bar.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER MADE HARD EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER START OF SEVERE ROTOR VIBRATION, DUE TO LOSS OF A STABILIZER BAR.

NTSB investigation

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