# Accident 19920629039189A: Bell 47D1, Wenatchee, WA, June 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1992, 08:00 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3695° N, 120.3491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3695&lon=-120.3491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17301, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17301-2012-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell World Helicopters 47D1 (registry code 118084V, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-world-helicopters-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 4A235B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920629039189A

## Narrative

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

TRANSITION FROM HOVER TO FORWARD FLIGHT. ROTOR SPEED DECAY. TRIED LAND TAIL HIT TREE. SUSPECT 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 SEA92LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA141), Jun 29, 1992: Bell-World 47D1 (N17301), Wenatchee, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: CARBURETOR ICE AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S NOT BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS AND TREE(S).

## Other reports on N17301 (2)

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

- [Accident 20010722038489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010722038489A), Jul 22, 2001: Bell 47D1 (N17301), Ballard, MO, No damage, 2 fatal. (-23) The student pilot/helicopter owner and a passenger were ferrying the aircraft from the owner's farm in tonganoxie, Kansas, to rolla, Missouri, where it…
- [Accident 19770514011179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770514011179A), May 14, 1977: Bell 47D1 (N17301), Enumclaw, WA, Substantial damage. Investigating overturned raft. Struck wires.

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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