# Accident 20010804023929A: Bell 47G2, Owatona, MN, August 4, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2001, 19:00 local time
- Place: Owatona, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CUHG
- Location: 43.8597° N, 93.0500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8597&lon=-93.0500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N440TG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N440TG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010804023929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATES THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE PERFORMING A FIELD OBSERVATION AT APPROXIMATELY 75' AGL. PILOT EXECUTED AN AUTOROTATION TO A NEARBY SOYBEAN FIELD AND LANDED HARD. MAJOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD (2). THE AIRCRAFT HAD 20 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD. NO AGRICULTURE TREATMENT PRODUCTS WERE ON BOARD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ENGINE WAS RUN AND APPEARED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. NOTE--THE MIXTURE ARM ON THE CARBURETOR IS WIRED (SPRING LOADED) FULL RICH AS PER AD 56-26-02. IF CARBURETOR ICE WAS SUSPECTED BY THE PILOT AND IF CARBURETOR HEAT WAS INTRODUCED, THIS WOULD SUPER ENRICH THE FUEL/AIR MIXTURE AND POSSIBLY ENTERTAIN A LOW POWER SCENARIO. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS--METAR KOWA (OWATONA)0500015Z AUTO 16009KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A2996.

## 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 CHI01LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA259), Aug 5, 2001: Bell 47G-2 (N440TG), Blooming Prairi, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The reported loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during a the cruise portion of a CFR part 137 observation, and the pilot not following the height/velocity charts data.

## Other reports on N440TG (2)

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

- [Incident 20001215028259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001215028259I), Dec 15, 2000: Bell 47G2 (N440TG), Le Sueur, MN, Minor damage. (-23) During hover, the pilot experienced a strong gust of wind which caused him to over correct the helicopter. The rotor struck the ground causing the a/c to…
- [Accident 19880531017279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880531017279A), May 31, 1988: Bell 47G2 (N440TG), Midland, MI, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route to loading site after a spray operation. A hard landing caused rotors to chop off tailboom

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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