# NTSB NYC80FA091: Bell 47G-4A, N13PL, Holbrook, PA, September 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1980
- Place: Holbrook, PA · HOLBROOK, PA
- Location: 39.8554° N, 80.3137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holbrook, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8554&lon=-80.3137&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127512
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FA091
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA091

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3760  80/9/24    HOLBROOK,PA         BELL 47G-4A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1890
        TIME - 1620                    N13PL               PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 812 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PARKERSBURG,WVA             SCOTTSDALE,PA                DOWNTOWN PARKERSBURG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: ROLL-ON/RUN-ON
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FAILURE OCRD IN ANTI-TORQUE SYSTEM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13PL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13PL-2001-04-13), registration cancelled 2001-04-13, S/N 7586 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-4A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (registry code 1181031) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800924048479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800924048479A), Sep 24, 1980: Bell 47G4A, Holbrook, PA, Destroyed. Tail rotor drive failed. Lost control trying to land. Helicopter spun into side of a hill, rolled over and burned.

## Other investigations on N13PL (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 IAD79DIJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DIJ11), Aug 20, 1979: Bell 47G-4A (N13PL), Kentuck, WV, 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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