# Accident 19891027043779A: Bell 47G2, Wetumpka, AL, October 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1989, 16:00 local time
- Place: Wetumpka, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JMGL
- Location: 32.5292° N, 86.3109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5292&lon=-86.3109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9025, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9025) (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 O435C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90DKJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90DKJ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891027043779A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A TREE WHILE TURNING END OF SPRAY RUN. HELICOPTER CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 ATL90DKJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90DKJ02), Oct 27, 1989: Bell 47G2 (N9025), Wettumpka, AL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO AVOID OBSTACLES DURING AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVERING.

## Other reports on N9025 (1)

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

- [Incident 20190618024219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190618024219I), Jun 18, 2019: Bell 47G-2 (N9025), New Richmond, WI, Minor damage. The pilot started the aircraft in preparation for a hover-taxi to the airport ramp area, as the pilot added collective the aircraft started an uncommanded roll…

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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