# Accident 19940516011039A: Bell 47G2, Tulsa, OK, May 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1994, 15:02 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0207° N, 95.9296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0207&lon=-95.9296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47GY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47GY-2011-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,919 total, 24 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940516011039A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTORS STRUCK TAIL BOOM IN FLIGHT. SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. INDICATES ABRUPT CONTROL USE. LARGE BIRDS IN AREA.

## 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 FTW94FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA158), May 16, 1994: Bell 47G-2 (N47GY), Tulsa, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE CYCLIC AND COLLECTIVE CONTROLS WHEN HE MANEUVERED ABRUPTLY TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH A FLOCK OF BIRDS. FACTORS WERE THE BIRDS AND THE…

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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