# Accident 19860721075309A: Bell 47G3B2, Nahcotta, WA, July 21, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1986, 08:30 local time
- Place: Nahcotta, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.4984° N, 124.0335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nahcotta, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4984&lon=-124.0335&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7092J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7092J-2012-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-2 (registry code 1181029, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-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 47G3B2
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435G1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,865 total, 1,683 in this make and model, 209 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860721075309A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER STRUCK THE OYSTER BED DURING A MORNING AGRICULTURAL SPRAY RUN. PILOT LOST DEPTH PERCEPTION CUES.

## 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 SEA86LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA177), Jul 21, 1986: Bell 47G3B2 (N7092J), Nahcotta, WA, destroyed

## Other reports on N7092J (1)

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

- [Accident 19760811029409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760811029409A), Aug 11, 1976: Bell 47G3B2 (N7092J), Vancouver, WA, Substantial damage. Turbo charged. Eng exam disclosed no evidence of malfunction. Wx VFR for type of 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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