# Accident 19881110050319A: Bell 47G, Champion, NY, November 10, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Champion, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2696° N, 75.1795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2696&lon=-75.1795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2AR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2AR-2012-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V-335 series (registry code 27039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V350A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881110050319A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE ON POWERLINE PATROL. ENGINE QUIT ON SEVERE DOWNDRAFT. NEGATIVE GS SHUT OFF FUEL.

## 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 NYC89LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA025), Nov 10, 1988: Bell 47G (N2AR), Champion, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT DUE TO A SEVERE DOWNDRAFT ACCOMPANIED BY A POWER LOSS AT A LOW ALTITUDE.

## Other reports on N2AR (1)

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

- [Accident 19790107000459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790107000459A), Jan 7, 1979: Bell 47G (N2AR), Opa Locka, FL, Destroyed. Practicing running takeoffs in gusty wind. Hit ground hard while air taxi for takeoff.

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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