# Accident 19940602013379A: Bell 47D1, Chino, CA, June 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1994, 12:46 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0009° N, 117.6808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0009&lon=-117.6808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14412, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14412-2001-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V4200C32
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,619 total, 216 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940602013379A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF PAD TO HOVER. BEGAN PILOT INDUCED OSCILLATION DUE HEAVY CYLIC FORCE. FORGOT TO ENGAGE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM.

## 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 LAX94LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA235), Jun 2, 1994: Bell 47D-1 (N14412), Chino, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of aircraft control due to the pilot's failure to correctly configure the hydraulic system prior to takeoff.

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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