# Accident 19800308005439A: Bell 47G2, Brentwood, CA, March 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1980, 11:10 local time
- Place: Brentwood, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.9356° N, 121.7190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brentwood, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9356&lon=-121.7190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6701D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6701D-2013-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,100 total, 15,050 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800308005439A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX80FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA063), Mar 8, 1980: Bell 47G2 (N6701D), Brentwood, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N6701D (1)

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

- [Accident 19740706021119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740706021119A), Jul 6, 1974: Bell 47G2 (N6701D), Linden, CA, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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