# Accident 19940923030579A: Bell 47G2A, Moore Haven, FL, September 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1994, 08:35 local time
- Place: Moore Haven, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WOBG
- Location: 26.7495° N, 80.9302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7495&lon=-80.9302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30JJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30JJ-2007-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A (registry code 1181012, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,342 total, 3,737 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940923030579A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWER LINE AT END OF SWATH RUN. IMPACT SEPARATED TAIL ROTOR. SPUN TO RIGHT. IMPACTED GROUND AND BURNED.

## 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 MIA94LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA216), Sep 23, 1994: Bell 47G-2A (N30JJ), Moore  Haven, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain a visual lookout while maneuvering on a swath run, resulting in an in-flight collision with wires, and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.

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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