# Incident 19900508037449I: Bell 47G2A, Anchorage, AK, May 8, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1990, 12:34 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8495E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8495E-1990-12-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A (registry code 1181012, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- Reported engine: LYC VO435*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900508037449I

## Narrative

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

WHILE REPOSITIONING, AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT. AUTOROTATED AND STRUCK TAIL ROTOR. FOUND WATER IN DRAIN SUMPS.

## Other reports on N8495E (2)

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

- [Accident 19900622022319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900622022319A), Jun 22, 1990: Bell 47G2A (N8495E), Dutch Harbor, AK, Destroyed. Ditched in ocean during evasive action to avoid cliffs. While approaching airport in dense fog. Helicopter sank.
- [Incident 19840214011009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840214011009I), Feb 14, 1984: Bell 47G2A (N8495E), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Engine quit. Tail rotor struck snow on authorization landing. Magneto timing off and leaky high tension leads.

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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