19851218062929A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-2 · Moss Landing, CA · December 18, 1985

Date: December 18, 1985 · 17:21 local
Place: Moss Landing, CA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8404E
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX86LA070
Reported as: Bell 47G2
Reported engine: Lycoming VO435*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,400 total59 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N8404ERegistration cancelled Dec 6, 1989 · Bell 47G-2S/N 2013 Airframe modelBell 47G-2

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What happened

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Felt shudder in the airframe and engine, went to full RPM. Could not stop descent to impact. No malfunction found.

As the FAA filed it

FELT SHUDDER IN THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE, WENT TO FULL RPM. COULD NOT STOP DESCENT TO IMPACT. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX86LA070Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMoss, CAAfter starting a left climbing turn at the end of a spray run the plt said he felt a 'shudder in the airframe' as the engine 'went to full RPM.' The plt stated that he thought 'the clutch had slipped' and added collective to compensate. The helicopter began…Dec 19, 1985 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8404E · 2

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

Accident 19841028061839APwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Castroville, CACrash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit during spray run from fuel exhaustion.Oct 28, 1984 · Substantial damage Accident 19781206040789ALow Level Operations · Castroville, CALanding area was private road. Spraying artichokes,wire strike rsln loss of directional controlDec 6, 1978 · Reported as Bell 47B3 · Substantial damage