# Accident 20080601840789A: Bell 47D1, Amsterdam, OH, June 1, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2008, 13:00 local time
- Place: Amsterdam, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5617° N, 81.0772° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5617&lon=-81.0772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74898, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74898) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V-335 series (registry code 27039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080601840789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 5 MIN. AFTER TSO, SUBSTANTIAL CYCLIC SHAKES, REDUCES CONTROL AND LANDED IN THE FARMER'S FIELD.

## 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 CHI08LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA151), Jun 1, 2008: Bell 47D1 (N74898), Carrollton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airframe vibration for an undetermined reason.

## Other reports on N74898 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770515010649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770515010649A), May 15, 1977: Bell 47D1 (N74898), Ozark, AL, Substantial damage. Lndd tail low on a downslope.

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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