# Accident 19931116042899A: Bell 47G4, Eufaula, AL, November 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1993, 17:15 local time
- Place: Eufaula, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RZUG
- Location: 31.9007° N, 85.1496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9007&lon=-85.1496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N614X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N614X-1994-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Carson 47G-SUPER C-4 (registry code 1181060, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-carson-47g-super-c-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931116042899A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH GROUND TRYING TO POSITION COPTER FROM CHEMICAL TRUCK TO GROUND HELO PAD. NOT RATED IN HELICOPTERS.

## 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 ATL94LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA019), Nov 16, 1993: Bell-Carson 47G-SUPER C-4 (N614X), Eufaula, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LIMITED HELICOPTER FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.

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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