# Incident 19901012051429I: Bell 47G4A, Boise, ID, October 12, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1990, 12:00 local time
- Place: Boise, ID
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6135° N, 116.2035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boise, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6135&lon=-116.2035&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9472G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9472G-2013-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250B*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901012051429I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE. AUTOROTATED AND LANDED WITHOUT DAMAGE. PILOT STATED COMPRESSOR STALL CAUSED PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N9472G (1)

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

- [Accident 19960811022109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960811022109A), Aug 11, 1996: Bell 47G4A (N9472G), Adel, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Helicopter working on tv tower, wind affected the aircraft making hard to control. Rotor blade struck tower.

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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