# Accident 19801122080279A: Bell 47G3, Buell, OR, November 22, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1980, 09:30 local time
- Place: Buell, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 45.0162° N, 123.4184° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buell, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0162&lon=-123.4184&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6784D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6784D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A-1 (registry code 1181014, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,342 total, 655 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81FYM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYM09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801122080279A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON LIFTOFF DURING HELICOPTER EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION.

## 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 SEA81FYM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYM09), Nov 22, 1980: Bell 47G-3 (N6784D), Buell, OR, substantial damage

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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