# Accident 19980730019429A: Bell 47G2, Plainview, MN, July 30, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1998, 17:00 local time
- Place: Plainview, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.1603° N, 92.1591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1603&lon=-92.1591&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,245 total, 320 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980730019429A

## Narrative

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

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, A BELL 47G-2, N90529, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE MANEUVERING, NEAR PLANEVIEW, MINNESOTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM A FIELD NEAR PLANEVIEW, MINNESOTA, AT TIME UNKNOWN. (-23) HAVING COMPLETED SPRAYING OPERATION, HELICOPTER WAS RETURNING FOR FUEL AND RE-LOADING SPRAYING MATERIAL WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED MISFIRING.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI98LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA291), Jul 30, 1998: Bell 47G-2 (N90529), Plainview, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's not achieving the proper descent rate prior to touchdown. A factor related to the accident was fuel starvation due to a low fuel level.

## 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 19900825036029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900825036029A), Aug 25, 1990: Bell 47G2 (N90529), Wall Lake, IA, Substantial damage. Took off up hill then lost lift on downslope leaving ground effect.

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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