# Accident 19940416009079A: Bell 47G3B1, Yuma, AZ, April 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1994, 20:00 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SZDG
- Location: 32.7208° N, 114.5090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7208&lon=-114.5090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N304JP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N304JP-2025-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,163 total, 6,500 in this make and model, 167 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940416009079A

## Narrative

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

ON PULLUP FROM SPRAY RUN ENGINE WENT TO IDLE. BRIEF AUTOROTATION AND IMPACT. THROTTLE DISCONNECTED. RECENT REPAIR.

## 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 LAX94LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA200), Apr 17, 1994: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N304JP), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: an uncommanded engine deceleration to idle due to the improper installation of the throttle arm on the carburetor shaft.

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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