# Accident 20021019028919A: Bell 47G3B1, Highfalls, GA, October 19, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2002, 09:30 local time
- Place: Highfalls, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.3250° N, 84.2981° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3250&lon=-84.2981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4002G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4002G-2018-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021019028919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) OPERATOR SAID WHILE SPRAYING TIMBER HE LOST ENGINE POWER AND AUTOROTATED INTO WOODED AREA, IIC FOUND THAT RECOVERY TEAM FOUND ONLY 2 GAL. OF GAS IN LEFT TANK. IIC FOUND LESS THEN 4 OUNCES GAS/WATER IN RIGHT TANK. TANK CAPACITY 61.6 GALS. 57.5 USABLE.

## 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 ATL03LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA007), Oct 19, 2002: Bell 47G3B1 (N4002G), Highfalls, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots inadequate fuel management, and subsequent loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and a in-flight collision with trees during an autorotation. A factor was the pilot's failure to…

## Other reports on N4002G (3)

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

- [Accident 20150803016289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150803016289A), Aug 3, 2015: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N4002G), Camden, AL, Destroyed. 08/03/2015 1600 Local time. Pilot stated that during approach to a landing spot from the southeast, with winds light and variable from the northwest, at about…
- [Accident 19990717035079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990717035079A), Jul 17, 1999: Bell 47G3B1 (N4002G), Sour Lake, TX, Substantial damage. (.4) The helicopter lost engine power during takeoff due to contaminated fuel. The commercial helicopter pilot stated that the night before the accident…
- [Accident 19790120021479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790120021479A), Jan 20, 1979: Bell 47G4A (N4002G), Falfurrias, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot was herding cattle at low altitude, hit trees. Gusty winds contributed.

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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