# Accident 19850731040539A: Bell 47G4A, Minot, ND, July 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1985, 13:15 local time
- Place: Minot, ND
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2361° N, 101.2776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minot, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2361&lon=-101.2776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1041B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1041B-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850731040539A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF AND CRASHED. AIRCRAFT OUT OF ANNUAL. PILOTS MEDICAL DENIED AND COMPETANCY A FACTOR.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N1041B (1)

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

- [Accident 19920616020669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920616020669A), Jun 16, 1992: Bell 47G4A (N1041B), Shelburne Falls, MA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Struck wires flying low over a river on a business survey flight. Dropped into river on impact.

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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