19800528017189A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-3B-2 · Middleboro, MA · May 28, 1980

Date
May 28, 1980 · 06:30 local
Place
Middleboro, MA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2277W
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FNA12
Reported as
Bell 47G3B2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,520 total13,490 in this make and model86 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Ran out of fuel on start of spray run. Crash landed in a swamp.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON START OF SPRAY RUN. CRASH LANDED IN A SWAMP.

NTSB investigation

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