# Accident 19801003049939A: Bell 47G5, Roll, AZ, October 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1980, 08:40 local time
- Place: Roll, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.7517° N, 113.9891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roll, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7517&lon=-113.9891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7869S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7869S-2013-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,447 total, 1,012 in this make and model, 592 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801003049939A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX81FUJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ03), Oct 3, 1980: Bell 47G-5 (N7869S), Roll, AZ, destroyed

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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