# Accident 19851218062929A: Bell 47G2, Moss Landing, CA, December 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1985, 17:21 local time
- Place: Moss Landing, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.8296° N, 121.7801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8296&lon=-121.7801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8404E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8404E-1989-12-06) (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 VO435*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 59 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851218062929A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX86LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA070), Dec 19, 1985: Bell 47G2 (N8404E), Moss, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8404E (2)

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

- [Accident 19841028061839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841028061839A), Oct 28, 1984: Bell 47G2 (N8404E), Castroville, CA, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit during spray run from fuel exhaustion.
- [Accident 19781206040789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781206040789A), Dec 6, 1978: Bell 47B3 (N8404E), Castroville, CA, Substantial damage. Landing area was private road. Spraying artichokes,wire strike rsln loss of directional control

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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