# Accident 20040211007429A: Bell 47G3B2, Quartzite, AZ, February 11, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2004, 10:40 local time
- Place: Quartzite, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6133° N, 113.6239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6133&lon=-113.6239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8AG-2005-08-15) (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
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435G1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,107 total, 950 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040211007429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AN APPROACH TO A LANDING SITE OFF AIRPORT FOR REFUELING, THE HELICOPTER WAS OVERTAKEN BY GUSTY WINDS. THE TAIL STRUCK THE GROUND WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. THE HELICOPTER ROTOR STRUCK A TREE AND ROTATED ONTO ITS SIDE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 LAX04CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA121), Feb 11, 2004: Bell 47-G3B2 (N8AG), Salome, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from trees while approaching the landing zone.

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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