# Accident 19920815031379A: Bell 47G2, Solocomb, AL, August 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1992, 16:00 local time
- Place: Solocomb, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: UBUG
- Location: 31.1093° N, 85.5899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1093&lon=-85.5899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2880B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2880B-2021-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,454 total, 1,148 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920815031379A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT RETURNING TO NURSE TRUCK FOR MORE CHEMICALS. STRETCHED GLIDE TO MISS OBSTACLES. HARD IMPACT.OUT OF FUEL

## 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 ATL92LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA160), Aug 15, 1992: Bell 47G-2 (N2880B), Slocomb, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A HARD LANDING DUE TO A POWER LOSS FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF SUSTABLE TERRAIN FOR THE LANDING.

## Other reports on N2880B (1)

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

- [Accident 19770815026219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770815026219A), Aug 15, 1977: Bell 47G2 (N2880B), Jamestown, TN, Substantial damage. Pilot forgot to disengage control friction locks

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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