# Accident 19960826023799A: Bell 47G4A, Tamuning, Guam, August 26, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1996, 11:15 local time
- Place: Tamuning, Guam
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 13.4839° N, 144.7767° E: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tamuning, GU, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=13.4839&lon=144.7767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N474GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N474GA-2018-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Reported engine: LYC VO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960826023799A

## Narrative

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

BANNER FELL OFF HELICOPTER AT CRUISE. PLANE SPUN TO RIGHT INTO OCEAN. HAD LOST TAIL ROTOR DRIVE PIN. LOST CONTROL.

## 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 LAX96LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA315), Aug 26, 1996: Bell 47-G4A (N474GA), Guam, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: loss of tail rotor control due to improper maintenance.

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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