# Accident 19850807036959A: Bell 47G5, Pickett, WI, August 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1985, 09:15 local time
- Place: Pickett, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.9096° N, 88.7304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9096&lon=-88.7304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1476W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1476W-2012-08-01) (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: 8,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA338) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850807036959A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES WHICH BECAME ENTANGLED IN ROTOR CONTROL RODS. AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO GROUND.

## 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 CHI85LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA338), Aug 7, 1985: Bell 47G-5 (N1476W), Pickett, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1476W (1)

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

- [Accident 19730127006459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730127006459A), Jan 27, 1973: Bell 47G3B1 (N1476W), Avon Park, FL, Destroyed. Acft found demolished,circumstances unk. Mooring block not removed bfr rotor engaged. Inj presumed.

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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