# Accident 19860713033949A: Bell 47G2, Chehalis, WA, July 13, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1986, 07:30 local time
- Place: Chehalis, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WPMG
- Location: 46.6198° N, 123.0006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6198&lon=-123.0006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12848, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12848-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 126 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860713033949A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE HELICOPTER STRUCK CROPS DURING AERIAL SPRAY OPERATIONS. CONNECTING ROD CAP BROKEN.

## 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 SEA86LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA168), Jul 13, 1986: Bell 47G2A (N12848), Chehalis, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N12848 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790902029399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790902029399A), Sep 2, 1979: Bell 47G2 (N12848), Ruby, AK, Destroyed. Pilot said he was experiencing carburetor ice.

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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