# Accident 19930619019439A: Bell 47G, Panama City, FL, June 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1993, 11:19 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3098° N, 85.9109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3098&lon=-85.9109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3628G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3628G-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 56 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930619019439A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED DOWNWIND. UNABLE CLEAR OBSTACLES. LOSS ROTOR RPM. COLLIDED WITH BUSH AND ROCKS. UNVERIFIED DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 MIA93LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA144), Jun 19, 1993: Bell 47G (N3628G), Panama City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM, WHICH RESULTED IN FAILURE OF THE HELICOPTER TO ATTAIN EFFECTIVE TRANSLATIONAL LIFT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE…

## Other reports on N3628G (2)

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

- [Incident 19900826043819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900826043819I), Aug 26, 1990: Bell 47G (N3628G), Riverside, CA, Minor damage. While practicing slope landings right skid hit ground. Helicopter tipped and rotor hit ground. Rolled on its side.
- [Accident 19760222007659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760222007659A), Feb 22, 1976: Bell 47G (N3628G), Clearwater, FL, Substantial damage. Lndg fm a hover. Wind gusting 21K.

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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