# Accident 19920621026709A: Bell 47G5A, Pago Pago, American Samoa, June 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1992, 07:20 local time
- Place: Pago Pago, American Samoa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 14.2781° S, 170.7025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pago Pago, AS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-14.2781&lon=-170.7025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211CB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N211CB-2012-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5A (registry code 1181034, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5A
- Reported engine: LYC O540B1B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,700 total, 875 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920621026709A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART SHIP PAD WITH LEFT REAR SKID ATTACHED. ROLLED OVER ON LIFTOFF.

## 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 LAX92LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA262), Jun 21, 1992: Bell 47-G5A (N211CB), Pago Pago (Pacific Ocean), substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION IN FAILING TO ENSURE THAT ALL SKID TIEDOWNS WERE REMOVED PRIOR TO THE ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N211CB (1)

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

- [Accident 19740820029209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740820029209A), Aug 20, 1974: Bell 47G5A (N211CB), Hinsdale, IL, Substantial damage. Plt noted hi dscnt rate drg flare,made run-on type ldg.

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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