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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G · Calvin, OK · July 16, 1980

Date
July 16, 1980 · 15:00 local
Place
Calvin, OK
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N16657
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80FPM14
Reported as
Bell 47G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,055 total1,000 in this make and model302 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.

Right spray tank on helicopter fell off,unbalanced aircraft rolled inverted found attach fittings rusty and cracked

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT SPRAY TANK ON HELICOPTER FELL OFF,UNBALANCED AIRCRAFT ROLLED INVERTED FOUND ATTACH FITTINGS RUSTY AND CRACKED

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N16657 · 1

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