# Accident 20000527004669A: Bell 47G2, Ft Walton Beach, FL, May 27, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2000, 17:44 local time
- Place: Ft Walton Beach, FL
- Airport: Broadway Helicopters Heli
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4700° N, 86.6696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4700&lon=-86.6696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96MB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96MB-2007-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC O43525A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 1,200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000527004669A

## Narrative

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

PIC REPORTED LOST POWER DURING TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE STRIP ON FORT WALTON BEACH, FL. HIS INTENT WAS TO FLY TWO PASSENGERS ON A SIGHT-SEEING FLIGHT OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE PIC MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING, IN THE GULF, JUST BEHIND THE GULFARIUM (OFF HWY 98 EAST). THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE GULF AND TAKEN TO DESTIN AIRPORT. FUEL SAMPLES WERE TAKEN AND DAMAGE ASSESSMENT WAS MADE. CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF CLIMBING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. HE MANEUVERED THE HELICOPTER TOWARDS THE BEACH AND LANDED ABOUT 20 YARDS OFFSHORE. NO FUEL CONTAMINATION WAS NOTED IN THE FUEL TANKS THAT CONTAINED SUFFICIENT FUEL. A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF SAND/SILT WAS NOTED IN THE FUEL STRAINER; THE CARBURETOR BOWL CONTAINED ABOUT A PINT OF WATER ADMIXED WITH SAND OR SILT. THE LEFT FUEL TANK VENT LINE AND VENT LINE 'B' NUT WERE DAMAGED. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED VALVE TRAIN CONTINUITY OF ALL CYLINDERS. DURING AN ATTEMPT TO START THE ENGINE; THE MAGNETOS WOULD NOT PRODUCING SPARK. EXAMINATION OF THE CARBURETOR REVEALED INTERNAL CORROSION; NO PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS NOTE         D. EXAMINATION OF BOTH MAGNETOS REVEALED INTERNAL CORROSION. THE POINTS OF BOTH MAGNETOS WERE LIGHTLY DRESSED AND HIGH TENSION TESTED; BOTH MAGNETOS PRODUCED SPARK. ONE IGNITION LEAD OF THE LEFT MAGNETO WAS NOT FIRING DUE TO CORROSION ON ONE OF THE ELECTRODES; THE CORROSION WAS CLEANED AND THE MAGNETO FIRED ALL OF THE IGNITION LEADS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONDENSER OF THE RIGHT MAGNETO TESTED BAD.

## 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 MIA00LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA176), May 27, 2000: Bell 47G-2 (N96MB), Fort Walton Bch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot-in-command during the forced landing and the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N96MB (1)

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

- [Accident 20040814028089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040814028089A), Aug 14, 2004: Bell 47G2 (N96MB), Muncie, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 14, 2004 at 1545 EST, a Bell BHT-47-G2, N96MB, registered to gerald m. conley lost engine power and made an autorotation to Reese airport,…

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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