# Accident 19800705023159A: Bell 47G4, Mattawa, WA, July 5, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Mattawa, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.7377° N, 119.9064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mattawa, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7377&lon=-119.9064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6786D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FYP26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800705023159A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CYCLIC CONTROL AND CRASHED DURING SPRAY RUN.

## 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 SEA80FYP26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP26), Jul 5, 1980: Bell 47G-4 (N6786D), Mattawa, WA, 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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