# Incident 19940115004109I: Bell 47D1, Clearwater, FL, January 15, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1994, 12:22 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9794&lon=-82.7713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N177B-2013-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V4178*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 450 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940115004109I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING PLEASURE FLIGHT IN THE CLEARWATER AREA, PILOT EXPERIENCED GRADUAL LOSS OF ROTOR & ENGINE RPM (NO SPLIT NEEDLE) TRIED TO MAKE IT BACK TO CLEARWATER AIRPORT. LANDED SHORT AT NEARBY GOLF COURSE. LANDED HARD AND TIPPED OVER. INVESTIGATION FAILED TO DISCOVER ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N177B (1)

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

- [Incident 19800730063009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800730063009I), Jul 30, 1980: Bell 47D1 (N177B), Dalzell, SC, Minor damage. Contact with obscured power lines while spraying.

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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