# Accident 19900628022779A: Bell 47G4, Seagrove, NC, June 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1990, 10:30 local time
- Place: Seagrove, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5399° N, 79.7704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5399&lon=-79.7704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3081G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3081G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4 (registry code 1181030, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,860 total, 6,500 in this make and model, 244 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900628022779A

## Narrative

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

CONNECTING ROD BOLT FAILED DURING POWER LINE PATROL. STRUCK TREES LANDING.

## 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 ATL90LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA138), Jun 28, 1990: Bell BH-47G (N3081G), Seagrove, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF A NUMBER FOUR CONNECTING ROD BOLT FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.

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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