# Accident 20120725015639A: Bell 47G-2A, Akeley, MN, July 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2012, 10:00 local time
- Place: Akeley, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CUHG
- Location: 46.9039° N, 94.7236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9039&lon=-94.7236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73252, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73252-2017-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A (registry code 1181012, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435-A1F (registry code 42200, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-a1f) (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: 2,250 total, 650 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA480](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA480) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120725015639A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE WAS MAKING A CLEAN UP PASS TO THE NORTH.  HE CROSSED SOME SMALL POWER LINES AS HE DESCENDED AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER FELT A SMALL VIBRATION IN THE RUDDER PEDALS.THE HELICOPTER STARTED TO YAW TO THE RIGHT AND GO NOSE DOWN.  HE ATTEMPTED TO PUSH LEFT RUDDER AND APPLY AFT CYCLIC TO LEVEL OUT, BUT THE HELICOPTER WOULDN'T RESPOND.THE HELICOPTER IMPATED THE POTATO FIELD IN A NOSE LOW AND YAWED RIGHT ATTITUDE.

## 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 CEN12LA480](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA480), Jul 25, 2012: Scotts-Bell 47 47G-2A (N73252), Akeley, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control during low altitude agricultural operations.

## Other reports on N73252 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750227003759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750227003759A), Feb 27, 1975: Bell 47G2A (N73252), New York, NY, Destroyed. Pilot advised not to land due to traffic, gusty winds.

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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