# Accident 19900730029629A: Bell 47G5, Hudson, IA, July 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1990, 10:00 local time
- Place: Hudson, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RCSG
- Location: 42.3590° N, 92.4605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3590&lon=-92.4605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8140J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8140J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Reported engine: LYC VO435B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,529 total, 1,119 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900730029629A

## Narrative

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

LANDED TO CHECK CROP AFTER AG OPERATION. NOSE HIGH. BACK OF SKIDS HIT FIRST CAUSING MAIN ROTORS TO HIT TAIL BOOM.

## 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 CHI90LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA205), Jul 30, 1990: Bell 47G-5 (N8140J), Hudson, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER TOUCHDOWN PERFORMED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

## Other reports on N8140J (1)

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

- [Accident 20070710016709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070710016709A), Jul 10, 2007: Bell 47G5 (N8140J), Jesup, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated he stopped aerial application operations because of high winds. Then he was attempting to take off and while at a low airspeed entered a…

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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