# Accident 19870612020459A: Bell 47G3B2, Milton Freewate, OR, June 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1987, 11:45 local time
- Place: Milton Freewate, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JSZG
- Location: 45.8998° N, 118.3393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8998&lon=-118.3393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2219W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2219W-2012-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-2 (registry code 1181029, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,746 total, 6,977 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870612020459A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED WITH POWER. BOUNCED ON GROUND IMPACT. LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL AND SPUN IN.

## 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 SEA87LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA118), Jun 12, 1987: Bell 47G-3B-2 (N2219W), Milton-Freewatr, OR, destroyed

## Other reports on N2219W (1)

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

- [Accident 19750907028709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750907028709A), Sep 7, 1975: Bell 47G3B2 (N2219W), CA, 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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