# Accident 19950103000129A: Bell 47G, Bunnell, FL, January 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1995, 15:35 local time
- Place: Bunnell, FL
- Airport: Lake Gore
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4605° N, 81.2490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4605&lon=-81.2490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6172 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4200C6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 385 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950103000129A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED OVER LAKE. MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND FLEW INTO THE WATER.

## 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 MIA95LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA054), Jan 3, 1995: Bell 47G (N6172), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude while descending over a lake, resulting in an in-flight collision with water.

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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