# NTSB ATL80DLA09: Bell 47G, N1159W, Blakely, GA, August 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1980
- Place: Blakely, GA · BLAKELY, GA
- Location: 31.3809° N, 84.9270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blakely, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3809&lon=-84.9270&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129198
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80DLA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DLA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2396  80/8/16  NR.BLAKELY,GA         BELL 47G            CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 20000
        TIME - 1800                    N1159W              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 2620 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BLAKELY,GA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  213
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- PLT EXPOSED TO PARATHION DAY BEFORE ACDNT,TREATED WITH ATROPINE.UNAWARE PARATHION ADDED TO LOAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1159W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1159W-2021-12-04), registration cancelled 2021-12-04, S/N 2941, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TVO-435-GIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (registry code 41526, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800816066009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816066009A), Aug 16, 1980: Bell 47G3B1, Blakely, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot became incapacitated during spray operation. Hit wires. Had been overexposed to toxic parathion.

## Other investigations on N1159W (2)

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 WPR19LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA019), Nov 2, 2018: Bell 47G (N1159W), Wichita Falls, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB MIA86LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA152), May 9, 1986: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N1159W), Panama City, FL, substantial damage

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.

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