# Accident 19860712032479A: Bell 47G5, Waltham, ME, July 12, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1986, 05:00 local time
- Place: Waltham, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.7092° N, 68.3384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waltham, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7092&lon=-68.3384&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7861S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7861S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Reported engine: LYC VO435B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,150 total, 500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FNC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FNC05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860712032479A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER STRUCK A POWERLINE WHILE SPRAYING CROPS. PILOT REPORTED THE RISING SUN OBSCURED HIS VISION.

## 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 NYC86FNC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FNC05), Jul 12, 1986: Bell 47G-5 (N7861S), Walthamer, ME, 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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