# Accident 19940412000719A: Bell 47G2, Wilcox, AZ, April 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1994, 19:30 local time
- Place: Wilcox, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4302° N, 109.8796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4302&lon=-109.8796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5827U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 910 total, 300 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940412000719A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER WHILE HOVERING LOW OVER ORCHARD. DEMO FLIGHT FOR FROST CONTROL DROPPED INTO TREES. SAND IN FUEL.

## 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 LAX94LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA188), Apr 13, 1994: Bell 47G-2 (N5827U), Willcox, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION AS A RESULT OF INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE FUEL AND FUEL SYSTEM.

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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