# Accident 19920402008299A: Bell 47G3B1, Milton Freewate, OR, April 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1992, 12:00 local time
- Place: Milton Freewate, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GASG
- Location: 45.9010° N, 118.3390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9010&lon=-118.3390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7920S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7920S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435B (registry code 41519, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 902 total, 651 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920402008299A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITH CHEMICAL FILLER HOSE ATTACHED. JERKED HELICOPTER OUT OF CONTROL. COLLAPSED SKID. CHOPPED TAILBOOM.

## 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 SEA92LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA067), Apr 2, 1992: Bell 47G3B1 (N7920S), Miltonfreewater, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE PRELIGHT PREPARATION BY THE PILOT IN HIS FAILURE TO ENSURE THE FILLER HOSE WAS REMOVED BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO 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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