# Accident 19900622022319A: Bell 47G2A, Dutch Harbor, AK, June 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1990, 23:30 local time
- Place: Dutch Harbor, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 53.8898° N, 166.5422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dutch Harbor, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=53.8898&lon=-166.5422&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 O435
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 25 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900622022319A

## Narrative

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

DITCHED IN OCEAN DURING EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID CLIFFS. WHILE APPROACHING AIRPORT IN DENSE FOG. HELICOPTER SANK.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8495E (2)

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

- [Incident 19900508037449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900508037449I), May 8, 1990: Bell 47G2A (N8495E), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. While repositioning, aircraft engine quit. Autorotated and struck tail rotor. Found water in drain sumps.
- [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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