# Accident 20130806019749A: Bell 47G-3B-1, Vinton, IA, August 6, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2013, 11:05 local time
- Place: Vinton, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: S8PG
- Location: 42.1767° N, 91.9808° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1767&lon=-91.9808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83702, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83702-2017-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-B1A (registry code 41938, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-3B-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TVO-435-B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,347 total, 210 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA463](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA463) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130806019749A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF FOR AERIAL APPLICATION WHEN AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SETTLE BACK TO GROUND AND PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN BEAN FIELD HITTING TAIL FIRST.  TAIL BOOM WAS SEVERED WITH DAMAGE TO OTHER PARTS OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN13LA463](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA463), Aug 6, 2013: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N83702), Vinton, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's operation of the helicopter at high gross weight and high density altitude while still in ground effect, which reduced the efficiency of the rotor system and the amount of lift produced,…

## Other reports on N83702 (1)

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

- [Accident 20040213002879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040213002879A), Feb 13, 2004: Bell 47G3B1 (N83702), Kremmling, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) On 02-20-04 pilot reported a hard landing had occurred the previous weed during practice autorotation landings. Damage included a sheared tailrotor short…

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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