# Accident 19920819032109A: Bell 47G2, Birdeye, AR, August 19, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1992, 10:30 local time
- Place: Birdeye, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: XTYG
- Location: 35.3999° N, 90.9893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3999&lon=-90.9893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9238Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9238Z-2018-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Transworld Helicopter Cor 47G-2 (registry code 1181071, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-transworld-helicopter-cor-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 VO435*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,600 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92DPG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DPG15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920819032109A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. TOO LOW FOR FULL AUTOROTATION. LANDED HARD. OWNER STOCKS DIESEL FUEL. OILY SUBSTANCE IN 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 FTW92DPG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DPG15), Aug 19, 1992: Bell-Transworld 47G-2 (N9238Z), Birdeye, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL CONTAMINATION. A FACTOR WAS THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## Other reports on N9238Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19930605017379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930605017379A), Jun 5, 1993: Bell 47G2 (N9238Z), Wynne, AR, Substantial damage. Lost partial power on pullup from swath run. Settled into trees. A magneto had failed.
- [Accident 19760522022619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760522022619A), May 22, 1976: Bell 47G2 (N9238Z), Monticello, IN, Substantial damage

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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