# Accident 19970920039619A: Bell 47G2, Mcgee, MS, September 20, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1997, 16:32 local time
- Place: Mcgee, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8699° N, 89.7296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8699&lon=-89.7296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90485 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 411 total, 212 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970920039619A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT CIRCLING LOW OVER RESIDENSE. ENTER AUTORATATION. SAW WIRES PULLED UP. TAIL HIT WIRES. FUEL EXHAUSTION. (-23) WHILE MANEUVERING DURING A SITE SEEING FLIGHT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS CONDUCTED IN A FARM FIELD. DURING APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED POWER LINES. DAMAGE TO SKIDS, ATTACHMENTS, MAIN ROTOR BLADE.

## 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 ATL97LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA139), Sep 20, 1997: Bell 47G-2 (N90485), Mcgee, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel starvation, while in maneuvering flight, due to the pilot's improper planning/decision.

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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