# Incident 19900610065599I: Bell 47G2, Troy, AL, June 10, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1990, 07:00 local time
- Place: Troy, AL
- Airport: Troy Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: EUHA
- Location: 31.8020° N, 85.9671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8020&lon=-85.9671&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911X-2014-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435 (registry code 41516, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900610065599I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER DEPARTURE. AUTORATED TO A SAFE LANDING. FOUND WATER IN FUEL. CHECKED SUMPS DURING PREFLIGHT.

## Other reports on N911X (2)

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

- [Accident 19820515016109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820515016109A), May 15, 1982: Bell 47G2 (N911X), Brookville, NY, Substantial damage. Engine lost power and pilot attempted precautionary landing. Helicopter turned over on soft ground.
- [Accident 19810416016759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810416016759A), Apr 16, 1981: Bell 47G2 (N911X), Wingdale, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted autorotation emergency landing and crashed on uneven terrain.

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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