# Incident 19990830025089I: Bell 47G2A, Walnut Ridge, AR, August 30, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1999, 18:45 local time
- Place: Walnut Ridge, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: A9AG
- Location: 36.0848° N, 90.9468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walnut Ridge, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0848&lon=-90.9468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8484E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8484E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A (registry code 1181012, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 5,300 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990830025089I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 26, 1999, HELICOPTER N8484E, A BELL 47, OPERATED BY A.A.C. FLYING SERVICES, A 137 CERTIFICATED OPERATOR, AND PILOTED BY RICK MEEKS, CONTACTED A POWERLINE 3 MILES SOUTH OF PORTI, AR., THE A/C LANDED WITH DAMAGE TO THE BUBBLE, RIGHT FUEL TANK VENT, AND RIGHT SPRAY BOOM. THE PILOT RECEIVED SUTS TO THE FACE. REVIEW OF PILOT RECORDS FOUND LAST MEDICAL TO BE 3/31/1998.

## Other reports on N8484E (2)

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

- [Accident 19780420007139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780420007139A), Apr 20, 1978: Bell 47B3 (N8484E), Dupont, LA, Destroyed. Low time in ag operations.
- [Accident 19730730025629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730730025629A), Jul 30, 1973: Bell 47G2A (N8484E), Pulaski, VA, Substantial damage. Momentary pwr loss fr unkn reasons. Flew dnhill ovr trees hit double phase tap.

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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