# Accident 19820529020149A: Bell 47D1, Lesueur, MN, May 29, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1982, 09:00 local time
- Place: Lesueur, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.4595° N, 93.8996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4595&lon=-93.8996&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
- Reported engine: FRNKLN O3355
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 349 total, 285 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820529020149A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING SPRAYING OPERATION, CRASH OCCURRED DURING ATTEMPTED LANDING. WATER IN FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 CHI82DA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA196), May 29, 1982: Bell 47D1 (N4251A), Le Sueur, MN, substantial damage

## 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…
- [Incident 19810410044699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810410044699I), Apr 10, 1981: Bell 47D1 (N4251A), Redwood Falls, MN. Forced off airport, landing due to jet fuel being put in the aircarft.

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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