# Accident 19900426011829A: Bell 47G5, Rochester, MA, April 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1990, 16:30 local time
- Place: Rochester, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JOQG
- Location: 41.7318° N, 70.8200° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7318&lon=-70.8200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8591F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8591F-1996-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 61 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90DNA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DNA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900426011829A

## Narrative

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

LOST RPM DURING A SPRAY RUN. TURNED TO AVOID TREES LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS.

## 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 NYC90DNA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DNA02), Apr 26, 1990: Bell 47G5 (N8591F), Marion, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT BY THE PILOT RESULTING IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N8591F (1)

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

- [Accident 19960708016149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960708016149A), Jul 8, 1996: Bell 47G5 (N8591F), Wareham, MA, Substantial damage. Helicopter struck power lines in flight during aerial application. (-23) pilot had completed aerial application of fertilizer to cranberry bog and was…

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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