# Incident 20100424032659I: Bell 47G-2A-1, Isabella, MN, April 24, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2010, 06:00 local time
- Place: Isabella, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CUHG
- Location: 47.6171° N, 91.3549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Isabella, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6171&lon=-91.3549&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8542D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8542D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A-1 (registry code 1181014, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2A-1
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C10D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100424032659I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING IN A SANDY, AND ROCKY  AREA SEEDING TREES FOR THE MN DNR.  WHILE REPOSITIONING TO PICKUP ADDITIONAL SEED, THE ENGINE FAILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL, TRAVELING AT 70 MILES PER HOUR.  THE PILOT AUTOROTATED INTO A SWAMPY AREA.  NO DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED ON THE LANDING.  ENGINE COMPRESSOR APPEARED TO BE DAMAGED DUE TO FORIEGN OBJECT  INJESTION.  RECOMMENDED/COUNSELED TO THE AIRCRAFT OWNER THAT PARTICLE SEPERATORS BE INSTALLED ON ALL HELICOPTERS THAT CONDUCT SIMILAR LOW LEVEL OPERATIONS.

## Other reports on N8542D (1)

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

- [Accident 20020611014849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020611014849A), Jun 11, 2002: Bell 47G2A1 (N8542D), Jordan, MN, No damage. (-23) During an aerial application for mosquitos, the pilot initiated a turn when the engine stalled. Pilot was forced to initiate auto rotation. Altitude was…

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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