# Accident 19840619032819A: Bell 47J, Cranbury, NJ, June 19, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1984, 20:45 local time
- Place: Cranbury, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.3135° N, 74.5202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cranbury, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3135&lon=-74.5202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9398H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9398H-2010-06-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J (registry code 1181102, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J
- Reported engine: LYC VO435*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,079 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840619032819A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED DURING TURN AROUND FOR 5TH SPRAY RUN. CONTACTED GROUND. INDICATES SETTLING WITH POWER REGIME.

## 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 NYC84LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA226), Jun 20, 1984: Bell 47J (N9398H), Cranbury, NJ, 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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