# Accident 19860509016679A: Bell 47G3B1, Panama City, FL, May 9, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1986, 10:00 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1998° N, 85.7907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1998&lon=-85.7907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1159W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1159W-2021-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,246 total, 1,905 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860509016679A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE. MAIN ROTOR BLADE SEVERED TAIL BOOM ON LANDING.DID NOT USE CARBURETOR HEAT.

## 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 MIA86LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA152), May 9, 1986: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N1159W), Panama City, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1159W (2)

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

- [Accident 20181102023229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181102023229A), Nov 2, 2018: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N1159W), Iowa Park, TX, Destroyed. The pilot preflighted the helicopter on Friday morning before flying it 65 NM from his home to F14, about a 20 minute flight. He landed and meet with his CFI.…
- [Accident 19800816066009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816066009A), Aug 16, 1980: Bell 47G3B1 (N1159W), Blakely, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot became incapacitated during spray operation. Hit wires. Had been overexposed to toxic parathion.

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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