# Accident 19850904045889A: Bell 47G2, Moore Haven, FL, September 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1985, 08:30 local time
- Place: Moore Haven, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8297° N, 81.0893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8297&lon=-81.0893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8429E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8429E-1990-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,311 total, 139 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850904045889A

## Narrative

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

FAILURE TO APPLY CARBURETOR HEAT LED TO POWER LOSS. LANDED. SKID. HIT A BOULDER. MAIN ROTOR BLADE HIT THE TAIL BOOM

## 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 MIA85LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA243), Sep 4, 1985: Bell 47G-2 (N8429E), Moore Haven, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8429E (1)

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

- [Accident 19780923031019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780923031019A), Sep 23, 1978: Bell 47B3 (N8429E), Waveland, IN, Substantial damage

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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