# Accident 19860418037929A: Bell 47G3B1, Lapwai, ID, April 18, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1986, 14:55 local time
- Place: Lapwai, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.3209° N, 116.7800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3209&lon=-116.7800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1371X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,697 total, 985 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860418037929A

## Narrative

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

DURING A SPRAYING RUN, STRUCK POWERLINES, THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND. CHECKED AREA BEFORE FLIGHT, HAD NOT SEEN LINES.

## 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 SEA86LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA106), Apr 18, 1986: Bell 47G-3B1 (N1371X), Lapwai, 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.

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