# Accident 20120814019469A: Bell 47G-2, Flandreau, SD, August 14, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2012, 08:34 local time
- Place: Flandreau, SD
- Airport: Flandreau Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0486° N, 96.7150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0486&lon=-96.7150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444EH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N444EH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (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-2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING VO-435-A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,048 total, 1,804 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA557](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA557) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120814019469A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 14TH, 2012 AT 08:34 AM CDT (LOCAL TIME) A BHT 47G-2 HELICOPTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT/ENGINE POWER LOSS WHILE IN CRUISE @ 500FT AGL, DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT ALONG WITH ONE (1) PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT IS THE HOLDER OF A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE OWNERS FARM AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON AUGUST 14, 2012 AT 8:00 AM CDT.

## 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 CEN12LA557](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA557), Aug 14, 2012: Bell 47G-2 (N444EH), Flandreau, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: A malfunction of the helicopter’s throttle system, which resulted in a loss of engine power during cruise flight.

## Other reports on N444EH (1)

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

- [Incident 20010904026599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010904026599I), Sep 4, 2001: Bell 47G2 (N444EH), Springfield, OH, Minor damage. (-23) On September 4, 2001, at 1958 EDT, a Bell 47G-2 helicopter, N444EH, registered to dan r. mershon, made a forced landing into a corn field while on a…

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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