# Accident 19930324010389A: Bell 47G2A, Papau, PS, March 24, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1993, 06:15 local time
- Place: Papau, PS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HPWR
- Aircraft: N8493E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8493E-2018-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B (registry code 1181026, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 900 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930324010389A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL. PASSENGER JUMPED TOO EARLY PRIOR TO DITCHING. TAIL ROTOR DAMAGE INDICATES BIRD STRIKE.

## 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 LAX93LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA166), Mar 24, 1993: Bell 47G2A (N8493E), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), minor damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PASSENGER'S FAILURE TO ADHERE TO THE PILOT'S INSTRUCTIONS. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE LANGUAGE/COMMUNICATIONS DIFFICULTY BETWEEN THE PILOT & THE PASSENGER, AND THE BIRD…

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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