# Incident 19850821074129I: Bell 47G2, Daytona Beach, FL, August 21, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1985, 14:29 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Regional
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2108° N, 81.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daytona Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2108&lon=-81.0228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3550, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3550-2012-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19850821074129I

## Narrative

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

FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED AND EMERGENCY LANDING WITHOUT DAMAGE MADE ON A HIGHWAY.

## Other reports on N3550 (2)

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

- [Accident 19890805027339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890805027339A), Aug 5, 1989: Bell 47G2 (N3550), Sarasota - Brad, FL, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel near destination. Autorotated to hard landing. CFI failed to check oil for flight.
- [Accident 19790619013489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790619013489A), Jun 19, 1979: Bell 47G2 (N3550), Earle, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he could have been caught in own vortex or another overhead. Heli. Descended with power. Hit ground.

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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