# Accident 19850921047049A: Bell 47G2, Watsonville, CA, September 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1985, 11:00 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.9500° N, 121.7191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9500&lon=-121.7191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2874B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2874B-1988-03-10) (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 VO435A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,236 total, 6,448 in this make and model, 213 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA400) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850921047049A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING, POWER TO MAIN ROTOR LOST. TRANSMISSION FREE WHEELING UNIT HAD BROKEN SPRINGS, ROLLERS WOULD NOT LOCK.

## 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 LAX85LA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA400), Sep 21, 1985: Bell 47G-2 (N2874B), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2874B (1)

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

- [Accident 19751214038589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751214038589A), Dec 14, 1975: Bell 47G2 (N2874B), Salinas, CA, Substantial damage. Pwr lines into sun. Spraying broccoli.

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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