# Accident 19930213002339A: Bell 47G4A, Bakersfield, CA, February 13, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1993, 13:28 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PWWG
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1185W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1185W-2018-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 400 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930213002339A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTOR CLUTCH SLIPPED ON VERTICAL TAKEOFF FROM LOADING TRUCK. LOST ROTOR RPM. MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING.

## 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 LAX93LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA120), Feb 13, 1993: Bell 47G (N1185W), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CLUTCH SLIPPAGE AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO JETTISON THE LOAD.

## Other reports on N1185W (1)

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

- [Accident 19860808038149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860808038149A), Aug 8, 1986: Bell 47G4A (N1185W), Shafter, CA, Substantial damage. The helicopter struck the ground during takeoff after loss of directional control. Tailrotor drive shaft failed.

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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