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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-3B-1 · Donaldson, MN · July 6, 1985

Date
July 6, 1985 · 08:30 local
Place
Donaldson, MN
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7856S
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85LA275
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
Reported engine
Lycoming TVO435D1B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
647 total80 in this make and model173 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Waste gate closed, actuating rod frozen to housing. Power loss. Landed in a field, skids broke, had rotor strike.

As the FAA filed it

WASTE GATE CLOSED, ACTUATING ROD FROZEN TO HOUSING. POWER LOSS. LANDED IN A FIELD, SKIDS BROKE, HAD ROTOR STRIKE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.