# Accident 19810906055399A: Bell 47G2A, Garland Valley, PA, September 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1981, 11:45 local time
- Place: Garland Valley, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N72501, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72501-1994-07-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A (registry code 1181012, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- Reported engine: LYC VO435*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,129 total, 1,029 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FGM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810906055399A

## Narrative

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

MADE PULLUP AND TURN FROM SPRAY RUN IN MANNER THAT RESULTED IN A FAST DESCENT RATE. STRUCK GROUND, ROLLED OVER.

## 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 NYC81FGM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM29), Sep 6, 1981: Bell 47G-2A (N72501), Garland, PA, destroyed

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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