# Accident 19950620017819A: Bell 47G3B1, Livingston, AL, June 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1995, 16:00 local time
- Place: Livingston, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RXKG
- Location: 32.5898° N, 88.1803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5898&lon=-88.1803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101VB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101VB-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950620017819A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER RETURNING FOR RELOADING HARD IMPACT IN TALL BRUSH. NO CAUSE FOR POWER LOSS FOUND. FUEL IN CARBURETOR.

## 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 ATL95LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA115), Jun 20, 1995: Bell 47G3B1 (N101VB), Livingston, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N101VB (1)

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

- [Incident 19810624045179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810624045179I), Jun 24, 1981: Bell 47G3B1 (N101VB), Virginia Beach, VA, Minor damage. During aerial taxi pilots inattention caused wing to pitch rotorcraft nose up and skids hit hard.

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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