# Accident 19901115050729A: Bell 47G3B2A, Nantucket, MA, November 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1990, 12:10 local time
- Place: Nantucket, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FIWG
- Location: 41.2714° N, 70.0959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nantucket, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2714&lon=-70.0959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2921W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2921W-1992-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G3B2A (registry code 1181025, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g3b2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2A
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435F1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91DNA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91DNA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901115050729A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH TO SERVICE AREA. MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING. DAMAGE SKID TAILBOOM. CARB ICING PREVALENT

## 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 NYC91DNA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91DNA01), Nov 15, 1990: Bell 47-G3-B (N2921W), Nantucket, MA, destroyed. Probable cause: A HARD LANDING, AFTER A POWER LOSS DUE TO IMPROPER USE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL BY THE PILOT.

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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