# Incident 20011114029869I: Bell 47G3B2, Cinabar, WA, November 14, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2001, 11:10 local time
- Place: Cinabar, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Aircraft: N8169J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8169J-2009-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-2 (registry code 1181029, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 4,000 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/20011114029869I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATEMENT: ON NOVEMBER 14, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:10 AM, WHILE SLINGING (FAR PART 133) WITH A 30' LINE, I HEARD OR FELT SOMETHING, LIKE A THUNK, AND THE HELICOPTER STARTED SPINNING TO THE RIGHT. I PUSHED FULL LEFT PEDAL AND GOT NO RESPONSE, SO I ROLLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND AUTO ROTATED FROM ABOUT 50' ABOVE GROUND. THE LEFT SIDE SKID GEAR WAS BENT WHEN IT BUMPED AGAINST A SMALL TREE STUMP ON TOUCHDOWN. THE AFT SHORT SHAFT OF THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT WAS BROKEN, WHICH I BELIEVE CAUSED THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. I COULD NOT SEE ANY OTHER VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N8169J (3)

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

- [Accident 20090707011879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090707011879A), Jul 7, 2009: Bell 47G3B2 (N8169J), Hoquiam, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 7, 2009 N8169J, owned and operated by farm and forest helicopter service inc. received substantial damage when the pilot allowed the helicopter…
- [Accident 19931109042759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931109042759A), Nov 9, 1993: Bell 47G3B2 (N8169J), Toledo, WA, Substantial damage. On takeoff load of christmas trees. Grinding noise. Lost rotor RPM. Landed in trees. Main transmission bolts failed
- [Accident 19740623018979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740623018979A), Jun 23, 1974: Bell 47G3B2 (N8169J), Clarkston, WA, Destroyed. Plt lost grd contact due to glare from spray & sun glare.

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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