# Accident 19850710030529A: Bell 47G, Pella, IA, July 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1985, 10:50 local time
- Place: Pella, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4000° N, 92.9093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4000&lon=-92.9093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75273, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75273-1989-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,975 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850710030529A

## Narrative

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

SPRAY BOOM AND MAIN ROTOR CONTACTED CORN DURING AERIAL APPLICATION TRAINING TURN AROUND. INVERTED DURING CRASH.

## 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 MKC85LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA152), Jul 10, 1985: Bell 47G (N75273), Pella, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N75273 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750713024659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750713024659A), Jul 13, 1975: Bell 47G (N75273), Montague, CA, Substantial damage. Purpose of flt was moving acft to another arpt. Ldg lite burned out.

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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