# Accident 19851212061739A: Bell 47G3B, Kimberly, ID, December 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1985, 16:15 local time
- Place: Kimberly, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4496° N, 114.2591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4496&lon=-114.2591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73208 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,551 total, 737 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851212061739A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AS ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF. SKID STRUCK SNOWBANK CAUSING ROLLOVER. CONNECTING ROD BEARING 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 SEA86LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA030), Dec 12, 1985: Bell 47G-3B (N73208), Kimberly, ID, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.