# Incident 19780202005569I: Bell 47G, Huron, CA, February 2, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1978, 12:00 local time
- Place: Huron, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.2044° N, 120.0951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huron, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2044&lon=-120.0951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N933B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N933B-2017-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 4 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780202005569I

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTERS ENGINE QUIT AFTER REFUELING FROM NURSE RIG. FUEL PUMPED FROM BARRELL. CONTAINED RUSTY WATER.

## Other reports on N933B (2)

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

- [Accident 19940518011819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940518011819A), May 18, 1994: Bell 47G (N933B), Sulphur, OK, Substantial damage. Engine failed on spray run pullup. Unable full autoratation. Hard impact. Cut tailboom. Oil pump drive gear failed.
- [Accident 19750820028299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750820028299A), Aug 20, 1975: Bell 47G (N933B), King City, CA, Substantial damage. Main rotors severed tail boom.

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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