# Accident 19840729035849A: Bell 47G2, Jeffersonville, OH, July 29, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1984, 10:13 local time
- Place: Jeffersonville, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.6502° N, 83.5497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6502&lon=-83.5497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59H) (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
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,587 total, 0 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840729035849A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED SETTLING WITH POWER REGIME DURING TAKEOFF WITH A SPRAY LOAD. LOST ROTOR RPM TRYING TO CLEAR A FENCE.

## 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 CHI84LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA317), Jul 29, 1984: Bell 47-G2 (N59H), Jeffersonville, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N59H (2)

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

- [Accident 19790902023119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790902023119A), Sep 2, 1979: Bell 47G2 (N59H), St Peter, MN, Substantial damage. Made crosswind liftoff. Side gust forced tail boom up. Rotors hit ground.
- [Accident 19740224002529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740224002529A), Feb 24, 1974: Bell 47G2 (N59H), Spokane, WA, Substantial damage. Demo autorotation to sloping confined area.

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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