# Accident 19951115041659A: Bell 47D1, Jasper, FL, November 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1995, 11:00 local time
- Place: Jasper, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.5094° N, 82.9490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5094&lon=-82.9490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4702S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4702S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 531 total, 412 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951115041659A

## Narrative

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

LOST PARTIAL POWER LANDING. SETTLED INTO POWERLINE. FELL VERTICAL TO GROUND. CARB HEAT EXTERIOR OPERATED. NOT ON.

## 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 MIA96LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA028), Nov 15, 1995: Bell 47-D1 (N4702S), Jasper, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF THE CARBURETOR SYSTEM BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DURING THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WHICH RESULTED IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE.…

## Other reports on N4702S (3)

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

- [Accident 20020820027009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020820027009A), Aug 20, 2002: Bell 47D1 (N4702S), Union, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) Helicopter was in process of landing on portable platform to refuel and reload chemicals, when tail rotor hit trailer next to platform.
- [Accident 19980829022379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980829022379A), Aug 29, 1998: Bell 47D1 (N4702S), Dawson, GA, Substantial damage. Helicopter was involved in aerial application and was attempting to land on a truck for refueling, debris behind the truck struck the tail rotor. (-23) PIC…
- [Accident 19780504011049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780504011049A), May 4, 1978: Bell 47D1 (N4702S), Sylmar, CA, Destroyed

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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