# Accident 20080711841829A: Bell 47G3B, Wisconsin Rapi, WI, July 11, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2008, 16:00 local time
- Place: Wisconsin Rapi, WI
- Airport: Alexander Field South Wood Cou
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PFIG
- Location: 44.3483° N, 89.9908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3483&lon=-89.9908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73995, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73995-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B (registry code 1181026, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,014 total, 6,300 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080711841829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION OF A CRANBERRY BOG, BEE'S ENTERED THE COCKPIT STINGING PILOT NUMEROUS TIMES.  THIS CAUSED THE PILOT TO LOOSE CONTROL AND PITCH UP, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CRASH.

## 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 CHI08CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA192), Jul 11, 2008: Bell 47G-3B (N73995), Port Edwards, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain control of the helicopter when he inadvertently flared the helicopter and the rotor rpm decayed as a result of sustaining bee stings during an aerial application flight.…

## Other reports on N73995 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800611022909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800611022909A), Jun 11, 1980: Bell 47G3B (N73995), Plainfield, WI, Substantial damage. Fuel exhaustion occurred during swath run. Crash occurred during attempted emergency landing.

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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