# Incident 19990312016329I: Bell 47H1, Ontario, CA, March 12, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1999, 16:36 local time
- Place: Ontario, CA
- Airport: Ontario International Airport
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0560° N, 117.6012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ONTARIO INTL (ONT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0560&lon=-117.6012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2831B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2831B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47H-1 (registry code 1181011, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47h-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47H1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V4200C32
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990312016329I

## Narrative

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

(-5) THE PILOT OF A BELL HELICOPTER BHT-47 REPORTED TO THE ONTARIO TOWER THAT HE HAD A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A DIRT FIELD 1 MILE NORTH OF ONTARIO, CA, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES. THE PROBABLE CAUSE WAS LEAD FOULING OF THE SPARK PLUGS.

## Other reports on N2831B (2)

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

- [Accident 19940604014999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940604014999A), Jun 4, 1994: Bell 47H1 (N2831B), Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. During practice autorotations to a field allowed rotor RPM decay. Landed hard. Main rotors flexed. Chopped tailboom
- [Incident 19821117064829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821117064829I), Nov 17, 1982: Bell 47H1 (N2831B), Detroit, MI. Fumes in cockpit. Made precautionary landing. Crankcase breather vent tube had separated from engine.

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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