# Accident 19900412008509A: Bell 47G2, Colt, AR, April 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1990, 01:45 local time
- Place: Colt, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KTNG
- Location: 35.1329° N, 90.8129° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colt, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1329&lon=-90.8129&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4997U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4997U-2018-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6VS335A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,161 total, 1,722 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900412008509A

## Narrative

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

GENERATOR FAILED ON NIGHT RUN OVER PEACH ORCHARD. DAMAGED SKIDS AND CHOPPED OFF TAIL BOOM ON RUN ON NIGHT LANDING.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4997U (1)

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

- [Accident 19781114038249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781114038249A), Nov 14, 1978: Bell 47B3 (N4997U), St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. Tie-down not removed prior to lift-off.

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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