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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-3B · Pierson, IA · September 25, 1979

Date: September 25, 1979 · 07:58 local
Place: Pierson, IA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8471E
NTSB investigation: NTSBMKC79FCD41
Reported as: Bell 47G3B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 762 total135 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N8471ERegistration cancelled Dec 24, 1997 · Bell 47G-3BS/N 2654 Airframe modelBell 47G-3B

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot flew into wires while conducting agricultural spraying.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FLEW INTO WIRES WHILE CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MKC79FCD41Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPierson, IASep 25, 1979 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8471E · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19890815029849APwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Waseca, MNRan out of fuel returning to ag strip after spraying. Made run on no power landing in beans. Rotors chopped boom.Aug 15, 1989 · Substantial damage Accident 19830617025809ATo Vertical (Helicopter Only) · Litchfield, MNDeparted loading platform with a loading hose still attached. Caused tail rotor then main rotors to strike ground.Jun 17, 1983 · Substantial damage