# Accident 19890903033409A: Bell 47G2, Cayey, Puerto Rico, September 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1989, 17:30 local time
- Place: Cayey, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.1153° N, 66.1629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cayey, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.1153&lon=-66.1629&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37870, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37870-2014-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Huddleston 47G2 (registry code 1181074, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-huddleston-47g2) (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
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 57 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890903033409A

## Narrative

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

LOST ROTOR RPM AND SPLIT NEEDLES WITH NO POWER RESPONSE. AUTOROTATED INTO TREES.

## 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 MIA89LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA240), Sep 3, 1989: Bell 47G-2 (N37870), Cayey, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PRESENCE OF TREES IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N37870 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930228010819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930228010819A), Feb 28, 1993: Bell 47G2 (N37870), Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Reported vibrations. Tried to land on cement pad but rotors struck trees. Wide open field adjacent to pad.

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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