# Accident 19870514013449A: Bell 47G2A, New Prague, MN, May 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1987, 08:35 local time
- Place: New Prague, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KMRG
- Location: 44.5401° N, 93.5701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5401&lon=-93.5701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6786D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,505 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87DER06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DER06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870514013449A

## Narrative

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

THE AGRICULTURAL SPRAY HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND AND BURNED. CAUSE OF THE MISHAP IS UNDETERMINED.

## 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 CHI87DER06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DER06), May 14, 1987: Bell 47G-2A (N6786D), New Prague, 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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