# Accident 19810402013369A: Bell 47G2, Union Gap, WA, April 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1981, 07:45 local time
- Place: Union Gap, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.5547° N, 120.4913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Union Gap, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5547&lon=-120.4913&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74161, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74161-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,182 total, 353 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81FYP12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYP12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810402013369A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING AG OPERATION. RPMS DECAYED, STRETCHING GLIDE. POSSIBLE CARB ICE. CARB HEAT PARTIALLY ON.

## 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 SEA81FYP12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYP12), Apr 2, 1981: Bell 47G-2 (N74161), Union Gap, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N74161 (1)

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

- [Accident 19870820066069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870820066069A), Aug 20, 1987: Bell 47G2 (N74161), Grandview, WA, Substantial damage. Misjudged alignment trying to position helicopter onto a trailer. Rolled off the trailer onto the ground.

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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