# Accident 20050911022759A: Bell 47G, Newport, AK, September 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2005, 09:40 local time
- Place: Newport, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N862Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N862Z-2006-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6VS335*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 101 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050911022759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2005, AT 1642 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELL 47G HELICOPTER N862Z, WAS DESTROYED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 35 FEET AFTER CONTACTING AN ELECTRICAL POWER LINE. THE HELICOPTER WAS REGISTERED TO SISSIM AND WOOD FARMS INC., CARDWELL MISSOURI. THE STUDENT PILOT AND PASSENGER OF THE HELICOPTER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ENROUTE FROM SWIFTON TO BLACKROCK ARKANSAS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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