# Accident 19810812049169A: Bell 47G3B1, Stewart, MN, August 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1981, 11:40 local time
- Place: Stewart, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.7238° N, 94.4866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stewart, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7238&lon=-94.4866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96671, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96671-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,407 total, 180 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FER60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810812049169A

## Narrative

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

LOST LIFT OF GROUND EFFECT ON TAKEOFF OVER DEEP DITCHES ON HOT, HUMID DAY. SETTLED HARD INTO SOYBEAN FIELD.

## 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 CHI81FER60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER60), Aug 12, 1981: Bell 47G3B1 (N96671), Stewart, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N96671 (1)

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

- [Accident 20190417010829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190417010829A), Apr 17, 2019: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N96671), Donna, TX, Substantial damage. A Bell 47 aircraft bearing registration Number N96671, registered to hendrickson flying service inc, impacted terrain during an aerial spraying operation north…

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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