# Accident 19921031044439A: Bell 47G2, Gonzales, CA, October 31, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1992, 07:10 local time
- Place: Gonzales, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LSJG
- Location: 36.5392° N, 121.3906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5392&lon=-121.3906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N919SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N919SF-2000-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,445 total, 3,900 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921031044439A

## Narrative

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

REPOSITION AG HELICOPTER. LIFTED TO HOVER. DRIFTED BACKWARDS. TAIL ROTOR STRUCK WIRES. BLAMED CONTROLS. NO DEFECTS.

## 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 LAX93LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA021), Oct 31, 1992: Bell 47G2 (N919SF), Gonzales, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM THE WIRES.

## Other reports on N919SF (2)

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

- [Accident 19970721019179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970721019179A), Jul 21, 1997: Bell 47G2 (N919SF), Buttonwillow, CA, Destroyed. Going around a pole on spray run. Main rotors hit pole. Rolled over and burned.
- [Accident 19750125004359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750125004359A), Jan 25, 1975: Bell 47G2 (N919SF), Arroyo Grande, CA, Substantial damage. Lost dir ctl & lnd. No malfunction found.

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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