# Accident 19940815021519A: Bell 47G3B, Chuuk Isle, PS, August 15, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1994, 14:00 local time
- Place: Chuuk Isle, PS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N65678, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65678-1999-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B (registry code 1181026, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,929 total, 95 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA322) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940815021519A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK COCONUT TREES TRYING TO LAND ON A BEACH. IMPACT TORE TRANSMISSION AND ROTOR HEAD FROM HELICOPTER.

## 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 LAX94LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA322), Aug 16, 1994: Bell 47-G3B (N65678), Truk Island, Micronesia, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE HELICOPTER'S ROTOR BLADES AND THE COCONUT TREES.

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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