# Accident 20050704014629A: Bell 47G2, Oroville, WA, July 4, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2005, 17:31 local time
- Place: Oroville, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WPMG
- Location: 48.9589° N, 119.4119° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9589&lon=-119.4119&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38926, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38926-2012-11-14) (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
- Reported engine: LYC VO435*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 4,700 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050704014629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE INVOLVED IN AERIAL APPLICATION, SUFFERED SUDDEN, COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. AUTOROTATION INITIATED TO CHERRY ORCHARD NW OF AREA BEING SPRAYED. MAIN ROTOR INVOLVED CHERRY TREES AND HARD LANDING FOLLOWED. THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 SEA05LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA138), Jul 5, 2005: Bell 47G-2A (N38926), Oroville, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the throttle cable housing, which permitted the engine's RPM to decay to the idle position. Contributing factors were the trees and the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

## Other reports on N38926 (5)

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

- [Accident 19910331007939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910331007939A), Mar 31, 1991: Bell 47G2 (N38926), Waitsburg, WA, Substantial damage. Main rotor separated from mast just after touchdown. Lock washers not properly installed on recent maintenance.
- [Accident 19770919027669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770919027669A), Sep 19, 1977: Bell 47G2 (N38926), Mountain View, AR, Destroyed. Low downwind turn after liftoff
- [Accident 19760717022919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760717022919A), Jul 17, 1976: Bell 47G2 (N38926), Mcallen, TX, Substantial damage. Plt un arrest sink rate,had to lnd.
- [Accident 19750526014279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750526014279A), May 26, 1975: Bell 47G2 (N38926), Denmark, AR, Substantial damage. Bell yoke tail rotor hub p/n 47-641-057-009 failed.
- [Accident 19730406007229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730406007229A), Apr 6, 1973: Bell 47G2 (N38926), Owatonna, MN, Substantial damage. FAA production test flt.13 lbs over max gross wt,fwd CG limit,60 lbs over max cabin load. Lost ctl.

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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