# Accident 20110728015749A: Bell 47G-2A, Nicollet, MN, July 28, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2011, 16:38 local time
- Place: Nicollet, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CUHG
- Location: 44.2746° N, 94.1881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nicollet, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2746&lon=-94.1881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7578, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7578) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A (registry code 1181012, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING VO-435 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,123 total, 47 in this make and model, 227 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110728015749A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/28/2011, AT 1638CDST, N7578, A BELL 47-G2A, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, OPERATED BY SCOTT'S HELICOPTER SERVICE (^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF LIFT AND CRASHED INTO A CORN FIELD WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS UNDER FAR PART 137. THE HELICOPTER RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N7578 (4)

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

- [Incident 20190617017439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190617017439I), Jun 17, 2019: Bell 47G-2A (N7578), Progreso, TX, Minor damage. June 17, 2019 at 1158 CDT, aircraft bearing registration number N7578, struck a high voltage power line and shattered the canopy. Visual meteorological…
- [Incident 20080716857219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080716857219I), Jul 16, 2008: Bell 47G2A (N7578), Fairhope, AL, No damage. (-23) Ground wheel assembly retaining pin vibrated out of position allowing wheel assembly to slide off axle in flight, falling to ground with no injuries or…
- [Accident 19780517022809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780517022809A), May 17, 1978: Bell 47B3 (N7578), Arden Hills, MN, Destroyed. Tail rotor cable, Bell P/N4772227019 failed.
- [Accident 19750725022909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750725022909A), Jul 25, 1975: Bell 47G2A (N7578), Keystone, SD, Substantial damage

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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