# Accident 19920428017059A: Bell H13G, Bucklin, MO, April 28, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1992, 12:30 local time
- Place: Bucklin, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7802° N, 92.8790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7802&lon=-92.8790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90642 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL H13G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V4200C32
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 8 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920428017059A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF. OVER COMPENSATED FOR CYLIC PRESSURE. MADE HARD LANDING. CONDITIONS FOR CARB ICING

## 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 CHI92LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA140), Apr 28, 1992: Bell BH47G (N90642), Bucklin, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE HELICOPTER PILOT'S ABRUPT TOUCHDOWN DURING THE FORCED LANDING. RELATED FACTORS WERE THE PRESENCE OF CARBURETOR ICE CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT.

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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