# Accident 19860718034559A: Bell 47G2, Brooklyn Park, MN, July 18, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1986, 09:20 local time
- Place: Brooklyn Park, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.1002° N, 93.2997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1002&lon=-93.2997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5235N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5235N-1993-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Campbell CH-G2 (registry code 118084F, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-campbell-ch-g2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC O43523
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,308 total, 240 in this make and model, 142 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FER14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FER14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860718034559A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE HELICOPTER LANDED HARD. THE FUEL GAUGE HAD BEEN REMOVED FOR REPAIR.

## 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 CHI86FER14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FER14), Jul 18, 1986: Bell-Campbell CHG-2 (N5235N), Brooklyn Park, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5235N (1)

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

- [Accident 19800822037489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800822037489A), Aug 22, 1980: Bell 47G5A (N5235N), Norwalk, OH, Substantial damage. Helicopter ran out of fuel and crashed during an agriculture spray operation.

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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