# Accident 19821007054809A: Bell 47G3B1, Malta, MT, October 7, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1982, 14:35 local time
- Place: Malta, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 48.3555° N, 107.8702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malta, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3555&lon=-107.8702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7928S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7928S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,791 total, 290 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821007054809A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO TREES ON PULL UP FROM A SPRAY RUN. PILOT STATES A SUDDEN WIND GUST CAUSED A DOWNDRAFT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N7928S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740616015749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740616015749A), Jun 16, 1974: Bell 47G3B1 (N7928S), Lima, MT, Substantial damage. Plt hit own rotor wash in calm wnd. Spraying sage brush.

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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