# Accident 19920729027999A: Bell 47J2, Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, July 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1992, 08:30 local time
- Place: Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UWHA
- Location: 18.1638° N, 66.7235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adjuntas, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.1638&lon=-66.7235&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8476E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8476E-1993-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2 (registry code 1181104, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,078 total, 355 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920729027999A

## Narrative

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

OIL FILLER CAP NOT SECURED. RAN OUT OF USEFUL OIL. CRASHED IN TREES. GENERALLY POOR ENGINE MAINTENANCE.

## 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 MIA92FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA156), Jul 29, 1992: Bell 47J2 (N8476E), Adjuntas, PR, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR RPM DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL. IN ADDITION, THE PILOT FAILED TO INSURE THAT THE ENGINE CONTAINED…

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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