# Accident 19900709024939A: Bell 47G2A, Hatley, WI, July 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1990, 19:05 local time
- Place: Hatley, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GEJG
- Location: 44.8792° N, 89.3290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8792&lon=-89.3290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6768D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6768D-2018-03-15) (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 47G2A
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,080 total, 375 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEP07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEP07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900709024939A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER LIFTOFF FROM SERVICE TRUCK. HARD IMPACT ROTORS CHOPPED TAILBOOM. FOUND STICKING VALVES.

## 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 CHI90DEP07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEP07), Jul 10, 1990: Bell 47-G2 (N6768D), Hatley, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER DUE TO STICKING INTAKE VALVES.

## Other reports on N6768D (1)

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

- [Accident 20090708013339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090708013339A), Jul 8, 2009: Bell 47G2 (N6768D), Turlock, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) While conducting an aerial application, the aircraft was possible caught into settling with power. The pilot stated that he was performing a climbing…

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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