# Accident 19860707031459A: Bell STC47, Elrosa, MN, July 7, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1986, 08:12 local time
- Place: Elrosa, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5594° N, 94.9501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5594&lon=-94.9501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94458, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94458-1994-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Ranger 47G-5 (registry code 1181033, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-ranger-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL STC47
- Reported engine: LYC VO435B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,148 total, 45 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FER13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FER13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860707031459A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED AN OPEN FIELD. SUSPECT ENGINE LOST POWER OR ILOT INCAPACITATION FROM SPRAY CHEMICALS.

## 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 CHI86FER13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FER13), Jul 7, 1986: Bell 47G-5 (N94458), Elrosa, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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