# Accident 20030506011289A: Bell 47G2, Ardmore, OK, May 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2003, 19:15 local time
- Place: Ardmore, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1331° N, 97.1275° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1331&lon=-97.1275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1774 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,028 total, 45 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030506011289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE BELL/SHELBY AERO 47-G2 HELICOPTER, N1774, SERIAL NO. SA-52, CRASHED .2 MILES FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 350 AT 1F0 (ARDMORE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT) WHILE MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PIC WAS DANIEL LEE EWING JR., CERTIFICATE #438351536, WHO WAS TAKING AN INSTRUMENT CHECK RIDE WITH THE DPE, MR. NORMAN MARSHALL EDWARDS, CERTIFICATE #002605611. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN AN OPEN FIELD AT A HEADING OF ABOUT 200 DEGREES AND WAS DESTROYED. THE ENGINE AND ROTOR WERE RUNNING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND FUEL WAS IN THE TANKS. TWO PEOPLE HEARD A RADIO TRANSMISSION FROM THE HELICOPTER BEFORE THE CRASH, AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BY RADIO INDICATED THAT THE HELICOPTER HAD A THROTTLE PROBLEM AND WANTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT 1F0. THE OWNER OF THE HELICOPTER IS VERSATILE HELICOPTERS, INC. ARDMORE, OK. A REVIEW OF THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATES THAT THE INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY PART 91 WERE CURRENT AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD 10,234 HOURS TOTAL TIME.

## 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 FTW03FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA145), May 7, 2003: Bell Shelby Aero 47G2 (N1774), Ardmore, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to control the rate of descent, which resulted in an improper touchdown of the helicopter. A contributing factor was the loss of throttle control 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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