# Accident 19820820048659A: Bell 47G, Brooten, MN, August 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1982, 09:00 local time
- Place: Brooten, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.5001° N, 95.1157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooten, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5001&lon=-95.1157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4090G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4090G-2018-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,460 total, 1,512 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA347) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820820048659A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON VERTICAL LIFTOFF FROM TRAILER PAD. ROTORS STRUCK THE GROUND. FOUND WORN OUT SPARK PLUGS.

## 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 CHI82DA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA347), Aug 20, 1982: Bell 47G-4A (N4090G), Near Brooten, MN, substantial damage

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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