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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G2 · Greenville, MI · July 28, 1980

Date
July 28, 1980 · 17:00 local
Place
Greenville, MI
Phase of flight
To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2866B
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80DEM37
Reported as
Bell 47G2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,641 total1,735 in this make and model135 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Caught skids in bean vines on takeoff from spray loading area. Helicopter rolled over on ground.

As the FAA filed it

CAUGHT SKIDS IN BEAN VINES ON TAKEOFF FROM SPRAY LOADING AREA. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ON GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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