# Accident 19940322028079A: Bell 47G5A, Wisconsin Rapod, WI, March 22, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1994, 15:40 local time
- Place: Wisconsin Rapod, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3392° N, 89.7309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3392&lon=-89.7309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2991W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2991W-2012-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5A (registry code 1181034, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5A
- Reported engine: LYC VO435B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,695 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940322028079A

## Narrative

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

MISSING. FOUND 6MONTHS LATER IN WOODED AREA. ONLY 12MI WEST DEPARTURE. NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES IN ENGINE, AIRFRAME.

## 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 CHI94FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA330), Mar 22, 1994: Bell 47G-5A (N2991W), Wisconsin Rpds, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Undetermined.

## Other reports on N2991W (2)

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

- [Accident 19740112001249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740112001249A), Jan 12, 1974: Bell 47G5A (N2991W), Aurora, CO, Substantial damage. Accident site snow covered. Hit tail first on demo autorotation.
- [Accident 19730705020219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730705020219A), Jul 5, 1973: Bell 47G5A (N2991W), Aurora, CO, Substantial damage. Student rolled off throttle durg hover.

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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