# Accident 19800903039319A: Bell 47G2A1, Cottonport, LA, September 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Cottonport, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9892° N, 92.0510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cottonport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9892&lon=-92.0510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73988, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73988-1994-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A-1 (registry code 1181014, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRJ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRJ37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800903039319A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST LATERAL CONTROL DUE TO AIRFRAME FAILURE. CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL.

## 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 FTW80FRJ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRJ37), Sep 3, 1980: Bell 47G-2A (N73988), Cottonport, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N73988 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930610017769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930610017769A), Jun 10, 1993: Bell 47G2A1 (N73988), Phlox, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Rolled to right and crashed into trees on takeoff. Cylic needed full left to fly level. Improperly installed.

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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