# Incident 19830912063209I: Bell 47G2, Yakima, WA, September 12, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1983, 12:00 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.5909° N, 120.5494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakima, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5909&lon=-120.5494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11VH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11VH-2011-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830912063209I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STARTED HELICOPTER FROM OUTSIDE WITH BACK TO LOADING TRUCK. OWNER STOOD UP IN TRUCK, WAS STRUCK BY ROTORS.

## Other reports on N11VH (5)

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

- [Accident 19990826042619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990826042619A), Aug 26, 1999: Bell 47G2 (N11VH), Benton City, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.4)The non-certificated pilot, who had been building the helicopter for several years, had recorded a total of 5 hours of flight experience in 1988 and an…
- [Accident 19860612029399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860612029399A), Jun 12, 1986: Bell 47G2 (N11VH), Zillah, WA, Destroyed. The engine lost power after takeoff and the helicopter landed on a shed. A cylinder rod bolt failed from fatigue.
- [Accident 19840614026489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840614026489A), Jun 14, 1984: Bell 47G2A (N11VH), Buena, WA, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck wind machine with main rotor blades while spraying an orchard.
- [Accident 19820518016599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820518016599A), May 18, 1982: Bell 47G2A (N11VH), Grandview, WA, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed during autorotation after engine failure during spraying operation.
- [Accident 19820409089409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820409089409A), Apr 9, 1982: Bell 47G2A (N11VH), Lyle, WA, Substantial damage. Helicopter lifted off on takeoff but it was unable to sustain flight.

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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