# Accident 19940301003179A: Bell 47G5, Plymouth, MA, March 1, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1994, 15:35 local time
- Place: Plymouth, MA
- Airport: Plymouth Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9088° N, 70.7276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLYMOUTH MUNI (PYM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9088&lon=-70.7276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7043J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7043J-2012-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Reported engine: LYC VO435B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 80 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940301003179A

## Narrative

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

DURING FUELING WITH IDLING ROTORS THE ROTOR BLADES DROOPED AND STRUCK INSTRUCTOR AND FUEL HOSE.

## 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 NYC94LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA050), Mar 1, 1994: Bell 47G-5 (N7043J), Plymouth, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance of the fuel truck from the aircraft, which resulted in the main rotor striking the fuel hose and truck during refueling operation. A factor was the…

## Other reports on N7043J (1)

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

- [Accident 19730624020959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730624020959A), Jun 24, 1973: Bell 47G3B1 (N7043J), St Louis, MO, Destroyed

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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