Bell 47G2A N12848
13 July 1986 · Chehalis, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 July 1986 at about 14:30 local time, a Bell 47G2A registered N12848 was involved in an accident near Chehalis, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chehalis, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 46.6198, -123.0006
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G2A
- Registration
- N12848
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chehalis → Wildwood
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA86LA168
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATIONS MANEUVER, A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED. THE POWER LOSS WAS CAUSED BY FAILURE OF THE CONNECTING ROD BOLT. THE ACFT WAS TOO LOW FOR AUTOROTATION AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND TAIL LOW. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE THEN STRUCK THE TAIL BOOM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 47G2A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 1984 | Bell 47G2A | Buena, Washington, United States | Valicoptors Inc | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1991 | Bell 47G2A | Immokalee, Florida, United States | Airwork Enterprises of Florida | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1993 | Bell 47G2A | Pacific Ocean | Hansen Helicopters | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Aug 1977 | Bell 47G2A | Jamestown, Tennessee, United States | Hatfield Flyin | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1975 | Bell 47G2A | St Elizabeth, Missouri, United States | Northaire Aero | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1974 | Bell 47G2A | Daytona Bch Sh, Florida, United States | Harry S Doan D | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1986 | Bob White AJ1 | Vancouver, Washington, United States | KEN D. Johnson | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1986 | Cessna 188-A | Warden, Washington, United States | Terry Kilmer Corp Dusing, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1986 | Beechcraft E-35 | Couger, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1986 | Hiller 12E | Walla Walla, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1986 | Morley AVID FLYER | Spokane, Washington, United States | Daniel Morley | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-36 | Mattawa, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |