# Accident 19940917035599A: Bell 47G5, Guam, September 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1994, 16:00 local time
- Place: Guam
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2280W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2280W-2014-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Reported engine: LYC VO435B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA386) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940917035599A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH OCEAN WHILE FISH SPOTTING. OBSERVED TO DESCEND INTO WATER. FOUND INVERTED. ONE FLOAT TORN OFF.

## 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 LAX94LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA386), Sep 17, 1994: Bell 47G-5 (N2280W), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: an in-flight collision with the water for undetermined reasons.

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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