# Accident 20080724850309A: Bell 47G4A, Mayville, WI, July 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2008, 06:50 local time
- Place: Mayville, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PFIG
- Location: 43.4910° N, 88.5406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4910&lon=-88.5406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24HM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24HM-2024-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Reported engine: LYC VO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total, 16,000 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080724850309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LIFTING OFF FROM THE CHEMICAL TRUCK TO BEGIN SPRAYING APPLICATION, THE WITNESS ON THE TRUCK STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD BUT NOT GAIN ALTITUDE.  HE REPORTED HEARING A RHYTHMIC MISS COMING FROM THE ENGINE.  WHILE SETTING THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN A FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT SKID WAS BROKEN.  THE PILOT SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND EXITED.  HE WAS SEEN WALKING AROUND THE AIRCRAFT AND THEN WALKING AWAY.  WHILE WALKING AWAY, HE WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY A FREE TURNING ROTOR BLADE AND WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CHI08LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA211), Jul 24, 2008: Bell 47G-4A (N24HM), Mayville, WI, minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the rotating rotor blades after he exited the helicopter after landing.

## Other reports on N24HM (1)

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

- [Accident 20110618012569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110618012569A), Jun 18, 2011: Bell 47G-4A (N24HM), Five Miles West, MO, Substantial damage. Agricultural helicopter N24HM landed on top of the service vehicle to be serviced with fuel and product by the vehicle driver. Fuel was reportedly added to 25…

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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