# Accident 19940228006769A: Bell 47G3B1, Hanksville, UT, February 28, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1994, 12:10 local time
- Place: Hanksville, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: HCXL
- Location: 38.2706° N, 110.7491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2706&lon=-110.7491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4082J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,885 total, 350 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940228006769A

## Narrative

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

TOW LINE RELEASED BY LINEMAN NOT BY PILOT. BLEW BACK AND CAUGHT GUY WIRE. PULLED LEFT. PILOT RELEASED LINE TO LATE.

## 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 SEA94LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA069), Feb 28, 1994: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N4082J), Hanksville, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAY IN RELEASING HIS TOW LINE WHEN THE LINE BECAME ENTANGLED WITH WIRES.

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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