19801003049939A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-5 · Roll, AZ · October 3, 1980

Date
October 3, 1980 · 08:40 local
Place
Roll, AZ
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7869S
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FUJ03
Reported as
Bell 47G5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,447 total1,012 in this make and model592 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Allowed RPM to decay on spray run. Struck embankment trying to land. Pilot fatigue, long hours factors.

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED RPM TO DECAY ON SPRAY RUN. STRUCK EMBANKMENT TRYING TO LAND. PILOT FATIGUE, LONG HOURS FACTORS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.