# Accident 20100724042799A: Bell 47G-4A, Eyota, MN, July 24, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2010, 15:30 local time
- Place: Eyota, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CUHG
- Location: 44.0497° N, 92.3264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0497&lon=-92.3264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N124SH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-4A
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 250HP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA431) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100724042799A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER DEPARTED TRUCK AND WAS ENROUTE TO SPRAY A FIELD WHEN IT STRUCK A SMALL HILL.  THIS  CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND FATAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

## 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 CEN10LA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA431), Jul 24, 2010: Bell 47G-4A (N124SH), Rochester, MN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to a high-cycle fatigue fracture of a first-stage compressor blade. The reason for the fracture could not be determined during postaccident examination.

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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