# Accident 19800823036989A: Bell 47G2, Sunnyside, WA, August 23, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1980, 07:25 local time
- Place: Sunnyside, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.3157° N, 120.0056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunnyside, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3157&lon=-120.0056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73284, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73284-2013-08-21) (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 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,275 total, 7,925 in this make and model, 272 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FYP34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800823036989A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER WAS LIFTING OFF FROM PLATFORM WHEN FAILURE OF CLUTCH OCCURRED.

## 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 SEA80FYP34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP34), Aug 23, 1980: Bell 47G-2 (N73284), Sunnyside, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73284 (2)

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

- [Accident 19980610020299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980610020299A), Jun 10, 1998: Bell 47G3B1 (N73284), Lecenter, MN, Destroyed. During spray ops a skid caught on a power line. Cable wrapped around cockpit and rotor. Sheared tail. Hit a ditch.(.4) on June 10, 1998, at 1200 central…
- [Accident 19910611021339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910611021339A), Jun 11, 1991: Bell 47G3B1 (N73284), Lasalle, MN, Substantial damage. Caught spray boom on crop being sprayed. Caused helicopter to roll over.

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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