# Accident 19930721024879A: Bell 47G3B1, Elderon, WI, July 21, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1993, 19:40 local time
- Place: Elderon, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GEJG
- Location: 44.7875° N, 89.2520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elderon, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7875&lon=-89.2520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9010C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9010C-1995-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930721024879A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON RETURNING FROM AERIAL APPLICATIONS. AUTOROTATED BUT HIT TAIL ROTOR LANDING. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## 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 CHI93LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA268), Jul 22, 1993: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N9010C), Elderon, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE HELICOPTER.

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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