# Accident 19900825036029A: Bell 47G2, Wall Lake, IA, August 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1990, 19:40 local time
- Place: Wall Lake, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PMYG
- Location: 42.2600° N, 95.0901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2600&lon=-95.0901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90529, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90529) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Tellijohn 47G-2 (registry code 1181013, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-tellijohn-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435A2-KSER (registry code 41518, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a2-kser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 75 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DCD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DCD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900825036029A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF UP HILL THEN LOST LIFT ON DOWNSLOPE LEAVING GROUND EFFECT.

## 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 CHI90DCD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DCD02), Aug 26, 1990: Bell 47G-2 (N90529), Wall Lake, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM DURING TAKEOFF. THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND UPHILL TERRAIN WERE FACTORS.

## Other reports on N90529 (2)

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

- [Accident 20170615009399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170615009399A), Jun 15, 2017: Bell-Tellijohn 47G-2 (N90529), Hastings, MN, Destroyed. Pilot had just completed an agriculture spray operation and was returning to the resupply truck. During the turn and pull up, the aircraft descended and…
- [Accident 19980730019429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980730019429A), Jul 30, 1998: Bell 47G2 (N90529), Plainview, MN, Substantial damage. Helicopter was involved in aerial application when the engine quit. The acft auto rotated to the ground. (.19) on July 30, 1998, at 1700 central daylight time,…

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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