# Accident 19851027053999A: Bell 47G5, Plainfield, WI, October 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1985, 07:00 local time
- Place: Plainfield, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2109° N, 89.4910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2109&lon=-89.4910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7840S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7840S-2018-03-06) (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: 6,930 total, 5,030 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851027053999A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AFTER LOSS OF POWER WHILE RETURNING FROM SPRAY OPERATION. FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED.

## 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 CHI86FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA017), Oct 27, 1985: Bell 47G-5 (N7840S), Plainfield, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N7840S (1)

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

- [Accident 19730624017859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730624017859A), Jun 24, 1973: Bell 47G5 (N7840S), Appleton, WI, Substantial damage. Wires 20FT AGL,at end of 2nd pass hooked telephone lines abv skid area.

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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