# Accident 19800924048479A: Bell 47G4A, Holbrook, PA, September 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1980, 16:20 local time
- Place: Holbrook, PA
- Airport: Waynesburg
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8554° N, 80.3137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holbrook, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8554&lon=-80.3137&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13PL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13PL-2001-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,890 total, 811 in this make and model, 169 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800924048479A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR DRIVE FAILED. LOST CONTROL TRYING TO LAND. HELICOPTER SPUN INTO SIDE OF A HILL, ROLLED OVER AND BURNED.

## 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 NYC80FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA091), Sep 24, 1980: Bell 47G-4A (N13PL), Holbrook, PA, destroyed

## Other reports on N13PL (1)

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

- [Accident 19790820022239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790820022239A), Aug 20, 1979: Bell 47G4A (N13PL), Kentuck, WV, Substantial damage. Allowed rotor RPM to decay during spray operation. Settled into trees.

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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