# Accident 19940702017159A: Bell 47G5A, Wareham, MA, July 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1994, 09:50 local time
- Place: Wareham, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: AXSG
- Location: 41.7626° N, 70.7217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wareham, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7626&lon=-70.7217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59400, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59400-2020-12-08) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,141 total, 3,258 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940702017159A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL SURVEYING DUSTING SITE. TOO SLOW AND LOW FOR SAFE AUTOROTATION. IMPACT IN BOG. ROTORS CHOPPED TAIL.

## 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 NYC94LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA110), Jul 2, 1994: Bell 47-G5 (N59400), Wareham, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate inflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N59400 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860720034619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860720034619A), Jul 20, 1986: Bell 47G5A (N59400), Portland, CT, Substantial damage. The engine failed during takeoff. The helicopter landed on a sandbank. Cause of engine failure is undetermined.

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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