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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-2 · Brentwood, CA · March 8, 1980

Date
March 8, 1980 · 11:10 local
Place
Brentwood, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6701D
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FA063
Reported as
Bell 47G2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,100 total15,050 in this make and model147 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Tail rotor yoke failed during spray run. Crashed in uncontroable right turn.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL ROTOR YOKE FAILED DURING SPRAY RUN. CRASHED IN UNCONTROABLE RIGHT TURN.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N6701D · 1

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