# Accident 19920616020669A: Bell 47G4A, Shelburne Falls, MA, June 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1992, 10:00 local time
- Place: Shelburne Falls, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6095° N, 72.7470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelburne Falls, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6095&lon=-72.7470&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1041B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1041B-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 810 total, 775 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920616020669A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES FLYING LOW OVER A RIVER ON A BUSINESS SURVEY FLIGHT. DROPPED INTO RIVER ON IMPACT.

## 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 NYC92FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA117), Jun 16, 1992: Bell 47-G4A (N1041B), Shelburne Falls, MA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE OBSTACLE CLEARANCE. CONTRIBUTING WAS INADEQUATE ALTITUDE.

## Other reports on N1041B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850731040539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850731040539A), Jul 31, 1985: Bell 47G4A (N1041B), Minot, ND, Substantial damage. Lost control during takeoff and crashed. Aircraft out of annual. Pilots medical denied and competancy a factor.

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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