# Incident 19810410044699I: Bell 47D1, Redwood Falls, MN, April 10, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1981, 14:00 local time
- Place: Redwood Falls, MN
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5443° N, 95.0983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redwood Falls, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5443&lon=-95.0983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4251A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4251A-2013-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 37 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810410044699I

## Narrative

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

FORCED OFF AIRPORT, LANDING DUE TO JET FUEL BEING PUT IN THE AIRCARFT.

## Other reports on N4251A (2)

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

- [Accident 20111108026759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111108026759A), Nov 8, 2011: Bell 47D1 (N4251A), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. The owner of the aircraft was receiving rotorcraft flight instruction when the aircraft impacted the ground during an autorotation landing. The student stated…
- [Accident 19820529020149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820529020149A), May 29, 1982: Bell 47D1 (N4251A), Lesueur, MN, Substantial damage. Engine quit during spraying operation, crash occurred during attempted landing. Water in fuel system.

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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