# Accident 19800310005869A: Bell 47G, Stockton, CA, March 10, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1980, 18:30 local time
- Place: Stockton, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.9577° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stockton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9577&lon=-121.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N927B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 961 total, 312 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVD14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800310005869A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTOR STRUCK IRRIGATION VENT PIPE DURING A SWATH RUN AT DUSK. CRASH-LANDED. ROLLED OVER AND BURNED.

## 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 LAX80DVD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVD14), Mar 10, 1980: Bell 47G (N927B), Stockton, CA, destroyed

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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