# Accident 19930228010819A: Bell 47G2, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, February 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1993, 17:00 local time
- Place: Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.3789° N, 65.8389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Río Grande, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3789&lon=-65.8389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37870, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37870-2014-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Huddleston 47G2 (registry code 1181074, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-huddleston-47g2) (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: 107 total, 107 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930228010819A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED VIBRATIONS. TRIED TO LAND ON CEMENT PAD BUT ROTORS STRUCK TREES. WIDE OPEN FIELD ADJACENT TO PAD.

## 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 MIA93LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA076), Feb 28, 1993: Huddleston-Bell 47G2 (N37870), Rio Grande, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FLIGHT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

## Other reports on N37870 (1)

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

- [Accident 19890903033409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890903033409A), Sep 3, 1989: Bell 47G2 (N37870), Cayey, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Lost rotor RPM and split needles with no power response. Autorotated into trees.

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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