# Accident 19840929052459A: Bell H13H, Borrego Springs, CA, September 29, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1984, 14:15 local time
- Place: Borrego Springs, CA
- Airport: Borrego Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1696° N, 116.2702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1696&lon=-116.2702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28895, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28895) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell H-13H (registry code 1181010, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-h-13h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL H13H
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 46 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA501](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA501) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840929052459A

## Narrative

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

HIT FUEL VENT PIPES WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR FUEL PUMPS. PILOT STATES OBSTRUCTION NOT MARKED.

## 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 LAX84LA501](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA501), Sep 29, 1984: Bell 47G-2 (N28895), Borrego Springs, CA, substantial damage

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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