# Accident 19801018057939A: Bell 47G5, San Luie, AZ, October 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1980, 22:30 local time
- Place: San Luie, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Aircraft: N4151W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801018057939A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX81FUJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ06), Oct 18, 1980: Bell 47G-5 (N4151W), San Luis Rey, 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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