# Incident 19810528044509I: Bell 47G2, Waynesville, MO, May 28, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1981, 11:45 local time
- Place: Waynesville, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.8198° N, 92.2214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waynesville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8198&lon=-92.2214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2292B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2292B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,750 total, 2,360 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810528044509I

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER WAS UNABLE TO REMAIN AIRBORNE AFTER LIFTOFF. SPRAY BOOM BROKE OFF AND HIT TAIL ROTOR. ACFT AT GLOSS WT.

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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