# Accident 19800815036869A: Bell 47G2, Quitman, GA, August 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Quitman, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.7845° N, 83.5605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quitman, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7845&lon=-83.5605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3575B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3575B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Continental Copters-Segerstrom TOMCAT MK-5A (OH-13) (registry code 2390304, https://openairdocs.org/model/continental-copters-segerstrom-tomcat-mk-5a-oh-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 596 in this make and model, 320 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80FLA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FLA06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800815036869A

## Narrative

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

AG PILOT PULLED UP AT END OF SWATH RUN. ROTOR SPEED DETERIORATED & HELICOPTER CRASH DURING ATTEMPTED LANDING.

## 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 ATL80FLA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FLA06), Aug 15, 1980: Tom Cat MK-5A (N3575B), Quitman, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3575B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770504010989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770504010989A), May 4, 1977: Bell OH13HMK5A (N3575B), Ray City, GA, Substantial damage. Pulled up to avoid trees,lost rotor RPM.

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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