# Accident 19880519015849A: Bell 47G2, Mcdougal, AR, May 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1988, 11:00 local time
- Place: Mcdougal, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KTHG
- Location: 36.4408° N, 90.3909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4408&lon=-90.3909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4690, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4690-2018-03-05) (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 VO435A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 2,300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880519015849A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTORS STRUCK A TREE WHILE MANEUVERING TO LAND TO ADJUST A SPRAYBOOM NOZZLE. CHOPPED OFF TAILBOOM.

## 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 MKC88LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA092), May 19, 1988: Bell 47G-2 (N4690), Mc Dougal, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4690 (2)

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

- [Accident 20140810014299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140810014299A), Aug 10, 2014: Bell 47G-2 (N4690), Jeanerette, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Helicopter was observed to make a 180 degree turn from a northerly direction to the south. Upon turning around the helicopter was observed descending and then…
- [Accident 19780614014359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780614014359A), Jun 14, 1978: Bell 47G2 (N4690), Naylor, MO, Substantial damage. Wires.

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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