# Accident 19920921037899A: Bell 47G4A, Volcano, HI, September 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1992, 12:30 local time
- Place: Volcano, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.4896° N, 155.2290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.4896&lon=-155.2290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73279, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73279) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4 (registry code 1181030, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA396) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920921037899A

## Narrative

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

DURING HOVER OVER VOLCANO BEGAN SETTLING WITH POWER. IMPACTED DOWNSLOPE AND ROLLED OVER.

## 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 LAX92LA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA396), Sep 21, 1992: Bell 47-G4A (N73279), Volcano, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE COLLECTIVE CONTROL AFTER INADVERTENTLY ENTERING A POWER SETTLING CONDITION.

## Other reports on N73279 (2)

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

- [Accident 19910330007859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910330007859A), Mar 30, 1991: Bell 47G4 (N73279), Thompson Pass, AK, Substantial damage. Made hard landing on mountain ridge skid broke through crusted snow. Rotors damaged tail boom.
- [Accident 19750827042239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750827042239A), Aug 27, 1975: Bell 47G4 (N73279), Granite Mt., AK, Substantial damage. Lnd on slope.

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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