# Accident 20030102000079A: Bell 47G3B2, Idahofalls, ID, January 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2003
- Place: Idahofalls, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DYWA
- Location: 43.4500° N, 111.9333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4500&lon=-111.9333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4759R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4759R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-2 (registry code 1181029, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030102000079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS PREHEATED FOR APPROX. 40 MINUTES, UNCOVERED AND STARTED AND GROUND RUN FOR APPROX. 10-15 MINUTES PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. PILOT DEPARTED LANDING AREA FOR STAGGING AREA AND CLIMBED TO 300 FEET AGL, HE WAS IN THE AIR FOR APPROX. 5-7 MINUTES WHEN THE ENGINE HAD A LOSS OF POWER AND QUIT. PILOT ENTERED AUTOROTATION AND HARD LANDED IN A FARMERS FIELD. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE REAR CROSSTUBE WAS SLIGHTLY BENT DOWNWARD, LAST 2 FEET OF TAILBOOM WAS BROKEN, T/R BLADES DESTROYED AND ONE M/R BLADE HAD REPAIRABLE DAMAGE. INSPECTED ALL AIR AND FUEL SYSTEM AND RELATED LINES, SUMPED ALL FUEL AREAS, NO INDICATIONS FOUND. STARTED AND RUN ENGINE FOR APPROX. 15 MINUTES WITH NO INDICATIONS OF PROBLEMS NOTED. NOTE: FUEL PUMP, FUEL CONTROL, FUEL GOVERNOR AND FUEL NOZZLE SENT TO ROLLS ROYCE FOR FURTHER INSPECTION.

## 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 SEA03LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA023), Jan 2, 2003: Bell 47G (N4759R), Idaho Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: In-flight loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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