# Accident 19850801061299A: Bell 47G2, Ochopee, FL, August 1, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1985, 10:30 local time
- Place: Ochopee, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9015° N, 81.3034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ochopee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9015&lon=-81.3034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88AR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88AR) (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 VO435A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,229 total, 88 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850801061299A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER ROLLED ONTO SIDE BEFORE WATER TAKEOFF. TRANSMISSION CASE SEPARATED. TRANSMISSION,MAIN ROTOR MAST FAILED.

## 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 MIA85LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA223), Aug 1, 1985: Bell 47G-2 (N88AR), Ochopee, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N88AR (1)

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

- [Accident 19740811025939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740811025939A), Aug 11, 1974: Bell 47G2A (N88AR), Mercer Isl, WA, Substantial damage. T/r gr box separated for undet reason. Sank in lake.

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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