# Accident 19800816066009A: Bell 47G3B1, Blakely, GA, August 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1980, 18:00 local time
- Place: Blakely, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.3809° N, 84.9270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blakely, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3809&lon=-84.9270&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1159W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1159W-2021-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,001 total, 2,620 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80DLA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DLA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816066009A

## Narrative

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

PILOT BECAME INCAPACITATED DURING SPRAY OPERATION. HIT WIRES. HAD BEEN OVEREXPOSED TO TOXIC PARATHION.

## 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 ATL80DLA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DLA09), Aug 16, 1980: Bell 47G (N1159W), Blakely, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1159W (2)

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

- [Accident 20181102023229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181102023229A), Nov 2, 2018: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N1159W), Iowa Park, TX, Destroyed. The pilot preflighted the helicopter on Friday morning before flying it 65 NM from his home to F14, about a 20 minute flight. He landed and meet with his CFI.…
- [Accident 19860509016679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860509016679A), May 9, 1986: Bell 47G3B1 (N1159W), Panama City, FL, Substantial damage. Engine lost power due to carburetor ice. Main rotor blade severed tail boom on landing. Did not use carburetor heat.

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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