# Accident 19810710078509A: Bell 47G2A, Vivian, LA, July 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1981, 10:30 local time
- Place: Vivian, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.8711° N, 93.9862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vivian, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8711&lon=-93.9862&mi=10
- Aircraft: N166 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,483 total, 156 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810710078509A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW81FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA120), Jul 10, 1981: Soloy 47G-2A (N166), Vivian, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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