# Accident 20140712012649A: Bell 47K, Kingston, WA, July 12, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2014, 14:27 local time
- Place: Kingston, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7944° N, 122.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingston, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7944&lon=-122.5062&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88771, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88771-2026-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47K (registry code 1181202, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING VO-435 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140712012649A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH TO A BEACH NEAR KINGSTON, WA, THE PILOT REPORTED LOSING CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER WHILE ATTEMPTING ARREST HIS DESCENT FOR LANDING.  THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE WATER 30 - 40 YARDS FROM THE BEACH.  ALL 3 OCCUPANTS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURIED.

## 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

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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