30.7845° N, 83.5605° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Quitman, GA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 3, 1981 · 11:00 local
Place
Quitman, GA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2508
Reported as
Bell 47G2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,877 total251 in this make and model335 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 during spraying operation. Pilot incapacitation from chemical exposure blamed.
As the FAA filed it
HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING SPRAYING OPERATION. PILOT INCAPACITATION FROM CHEMICAL EXPOSURE BLAMED.