19801018057939A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G5 · San Luie, AZ · October 18, 1980

Date
October 18, 1980 · 22:30 local
Place
San Luie, AZ
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4151W
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FUJ06
Reported as
Bell 47G5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,900 total2,700 in this make and model400 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Struck wires on night spray operation. Failed to survey field prior to starting spray run.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK WIRES ON NIGHT SPRAY OPERATION. FAILED TO SURVEY FIELD PRIOR TO STARTING SPRAY RUN.

NTSB investigation

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