# Accident 20070710016709A: Bell 47G5, Jesup, IA, July 10, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2007
- Place: Jesup, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: RCSG
- Location: 42.8000° N, 92.0667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8000&lon=-92.0667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8140J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8140J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,387 total, 3,690 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070710016709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE STOPPED AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS BECAUSE OF HIGH WINDS. THEN HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF AND WHILE AT A LOW AIRSPEED ENTERED A WHIRLWIND. THE HELICOPTER LOST EFFECTIVE TRANSLATIONAL, ROLLED TO THE RIGHT, AND SETTLED INTO THE CORN FIELD ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, BUT THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUSBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI07CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA212), Jul 10, 2007: Bell 47G-5 (N8140J), Jesup, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain control of the helicopter when it unexpectedly encountered a whirlwind shortly after takeoff.

## Other reports on N8140J (1)

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

- [Accident 19900730029629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900730029629A), Jul 30, 1990: Bell 47G5 (N8140J), Hudson, IA, Substantial damage. Landed to check crop after ag operation. Nose high. Back of skids hit first causing main rotors to hit tail boom.

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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