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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G2A · Vivian, LA · July 10, 1981

Date
July 10, 1981 · 10:30 local
Place
Vivian, LA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N166
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FA120
Reported as
Bell 47G2A
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,483 total156 in this make and model115 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.

Helicopter crashed while spraying a powerline right of way . There were no witnesses to accident.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER CRASHED WHILE SPRAYING A POWERLINE RIGHT OF WAY . THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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