# Accident 19740406006249A: Bell 47G5, Yuma, AZ, April 6, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1974
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2294W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2294W-2015-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,120 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DUJ49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740406006249A

## Narrative

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

EMERG LDG DURING BRIGHT NIGHT.REPOSITIONING FLT,NO LOAD ABD.

## 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 LAX74DUJ49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ49), Apr 6, 1974: Bell 47G-5 (N2294W), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2294W (3)

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

- [Accident 19901023046899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901023046899A), Oct 23, 1990: Bell 47G5 (N2294W), American Samoa, American Samoa, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Tail rotor struck ocean wave while herding fish at low altitude. Main rotors struck water. Impacted inverted. Sunk.
- [Accident 19810904055539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810904055539A), Sep 4, 1981: Bell 47G5 (N2294W), Yuma, AZ, Substantial damage. Reported engine problem caused helicopter to descend into cotton on spray run. No engine problems found.
- [Accident 19730727023009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730727023009A), Jul 27, 1973: Bell 47G5 (N2294W), Yuma, AZ, Substantial damage. Brown deposits found in carb,intake manifold pipes & valves.

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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