# Accident 20071017832189A: Bell 47G2A, Wautoma, WI, October 17, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2007, 10:15 local time
- Place: Wautoma, WI
- Airport: Wautoma Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PFIG
- Location: 44.2247° N, 89.5308° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2247&lon=-89.5308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73223, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A (registry code 1181012, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071017832189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT, AFTER A FLIGHT MANEUVER, AN ANIMAL (PET DOG) IN AIRCRAFT BECAME FRIGHTENED DISTRACTING THE PILOT. WHILE ATTENDING TO DOG THE HELICOPTER BECAME UPSET, AND UPON RECOVERY CRASHED INTO A CLEARING (PASTURE).  STC-SH2772SW (NO BAR KIT) WAS INSTALLED ON AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI08CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA019), Oct 17, 2007: Bell 47G-2A (N73223), Wautoma, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter resulting from a distraction in the cockpit. A contributing factor was the distraction due to the dog in the cockpit.

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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