# Accident 19850716031629A: Bell 47G5, Crane, TX, July 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1985, 06:45 local time
- Place: Crane, TX
- Airport: Crane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.3894° N, 102.3507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3894&lon=-102.3507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8197J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8197J-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Reported engine: LYC VO435B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,534 total, 560 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850716031629A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON LIFTOFF FROM TRANSPORT TRAILER.SKID CAUGHT EDGE OF TRAILER.MAIN ROTOR BLADES HIT GROUND AND TRAILER.

## 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 FTW85LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA288), Jul 16, 1985: Bell 47G-5 (N8197J), Crane, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N8197J (1)

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

- [Accident 19740309008749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740309008749A), Mar 9, 1974: Bell 47G5 (N8197J), Arcadia, FL, Substantial damage. Plt lndd nr mix truck,door opened retreating blade ctctd door.

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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