# Accident 20130619010449A: Bell 47G-3B-1, Maplewood, MN, June 19, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2013, 08:12 local time
- Place: Maplewood, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CUHG
- Location: 44.9672° N, 92.9861° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9672&lon=-92.9861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5024N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5024N-2018-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-3B-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TV0-435 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,890 total, 892 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA357) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130619010449A

## Narrative

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

AERIAL APPLICATION HELICOPTER CRASHED INTO GARAGE IN RESIDENTIAL AREA AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND FATALLY INJURED THE PILOT.

## 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 CEN13FA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA357), Jun 19, 2013: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N5024N), Maplewood, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of helicopter control for reasons that could not be determined because an examination of the helicopter and its systems revealed no malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal…

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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