# Accident 20000402007609A: Bell 47G3B1, Stanwood, WA, April 2, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2000, 11:50 local time
- Place: Stanwood, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2104° N, 122.2794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2104&lon=-122.2794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3377H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3377H-2007-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000402007609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CURISE FLIGHT THE CLUTCH SLIPPED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERSPEED AND THE ROTOR RPM TO DECAY. IN THE ENSUING AUTOROTATION TO LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD THE AIRCRAFT FLEW THRU AN ELECTRIC FENCE LANDING HARD ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.

## 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 SEA00FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00FA061), Apr 2, 2000: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N3377H), Stanwood, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The disengagement of the oil jet fitting from its threaded receptacle at the forward end of the engine crankshaft. This resulted in excessive oil within the clutch assembly, the subsequent slipping…

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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