# Accident 19801013067259A: Bell 47G2A, South Shore, KY, October 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1980, 11:10 local time
- Place: South Shore, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.7219° N, 82.9642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Shore, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7219&lon=-82.9642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9726 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,248 total, 1,968 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81DLQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLQ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801013067259A

## Narrative

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

ENGINES SEIZED DURING SPRAY RUN. STRUCK TREES ON AUTO LANDING. FOUND BROKEN CRANKSHAFT.

## 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 ATL81DLQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLQ02), Oct 13, 1980: Bell 47G-2A (N9726), South Shore, KY, 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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