# Accident 19911031048229A: Bell 47G5A, Kosrae Island, Guam, October 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1991, 09:55 local time
- Place: Kosrae Island, Guam
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7162R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7162R-1992-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5A (registry code 1181034, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5A
- Reported engine: LYC VO435B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911031048229A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED OVER SIDEWAYS INTO OCEAN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT OFF SHIPBOARD HELIPAD. HAD NEGLECTED TO UNTIE RIGHT SKID.

## 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 LAX92LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA030), Oct 31, 1991: Bell 47-G5A (N7162R), Kosrae, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE HELICOPTER RESULTING IN A TIEDOWN STRAP NOT BEING REMOVED FROM THE RIGHT SKID AND SUBSEQUENT ROLL OVER ON TAKEOFF.

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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