# Accident 19800909044419A: Bell 47J2A, Brookings, OR, September 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Brookings, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.0724° N, 124.3048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brookings, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0724&lon=-124.3048&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2ZH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2ZH-1983-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2A (registry code 1181106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FYK18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYK18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800909044419A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER MADE A SUDDEN PEDAL TURN IN HOVER WITH SLING LOAD. DIVED INTO HILLSIDE. CYCLIC HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILED.

## 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 SEA80FYK18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYK18), Sep 9, 1980: Bell 47J-2A (N2ZH), Brookings, OR, destroyed

## Other reports on N2ZH (1)

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

- [Accident 19750920031739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750920031739A), Sep 20, 1975: Bell 47J2A (N2ZH), Roseburg, OR, Substantial damage. Stolen acft. Injury index presumed.

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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