# Accident 19800728036219A: Bell 47G2, Greenville, MI, July 28, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1980, 17:00 local time
- Place: Greenville, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.1796° N, 85.2540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1796&lon=-85.2540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2866B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,641 total, 1,735 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DEM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEM37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800728036219A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI80DEM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEM37), Jul 28, 1980: Bell 47G2 (N2866B), Greenville, MI, 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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