# Accident 20070824019979A: Bell 47G5A, Ramsey, MN, August 24, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2007, 13:05 local time
- Place: Ramsey, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: CUHL
- Location: 45.2470° N, 93.4323° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2470&lon=-93.4323&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25LB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25LB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5A (registry code 1181034, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,505 total, 3,150 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070824019979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING MOSQUITO CONTROL APPLICATION AND ENROUTE FROM AERIAL APPLICATION AREA TO NEARBY PARKING LOT, PILOT HEARD A LOUD POP THEN IMMEDIATELY LOST PITCH CONTROL. PILOT SAID ENGINE AND ROTOR SPEED SOUNDED NORMAL. PILOT USED TAIL ROTOR ONLY, TO GUIDE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND ON NORTH SIDE OF PARKING LOT, IN A GRASSY EMBANKMENT. NO SPILL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL FOUND. AIRCRAFT TOTALLY DESTROYED. NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT BROKEN OR DISCONNECTED PITCH CHANGE LINK OR ANY OTHER CABLE OR CONTROL THAT WOULD EFFECT PITCH. INSPECTION AND INTERVIEW WITH PILOT PRODUCED NO EVIDENCE OF OPERATIONAL ERROR.

## 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 CHI07LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA277), Aug 24, 2007: Bell 47G-5A (N25LB), Anoka, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of helicopter pitch control for undetermined reasons during the aerial application maneuver and the pilot's inability to control the aircraft during the descent.. A contributing factor to…

## Other reports on N25LB (1)

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

- [Accident 20160608009259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160608009259A), Jun 8, 2016: Bell 47G-5A (N25LB), Hastings, MN, Substantial damage. The pilot was performing an agriculture spraying operation and had just refueled. (Tanks half full) in addition, the pilot had onloaded approximately 80-90…

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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