# Accident 19800327007149A: Bell 47G5A, Fayetteville, PA, March 27, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1980, 12:20 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9114° N, 77.5651° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fayetteville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9114&lon=-77.5651&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58133, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58133) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5A (registry code 1181034, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 211 total, 211 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800327007149A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF HELIPAD DOLLY IN BACKYARD. STRUCK RESIDENCE ON CLIMBOUT. FACTOR; INSUFFICIENT EGRESS ROUTE.

## 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 NYC80FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA029), Mar 27, 1980: Bell 47G-5A (N58133), Fayetteville, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N58133 (1)

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

- [Incident 20080731841299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080731841299I), Jul 31, 2008: Bell 47G5A (N58133), Angleton/Lake, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Maintenance ground run on helicopter with mechanic at the controls. Helicopter spun around several times while on ground striking a mechanic standing…

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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