# Accident 20060510006549A: Bell 47G2, Rosenberg, TX, May 10, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2006, 11:15 local time
- Place: Rosenberg, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GKKG
- Location: 29.5731° N, 95.8017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5731&lon=-95.8017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N993B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N993B) (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 VO435A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060510006549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF WEST CUMMINGS RD. AND RUSTIC LN., EAST OF FM 723, 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE SUGARLAND AIRPORT (SGR), TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND WITH THE LEFT SKID AND TUMBLED, AFTER EXECUTING A 180 DEGREE "AG" TURN, AND REDUCING POWER AFTER LOSING TAIL ROTOR AUTHORITY, IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND LAYING ON ITS LEFT SIDE, POINTED IN AN EASTERLY HEADING, WITH THE CANOPY/BUBBLE AREA APPROXIMATELY 40% INTACT. THE WOODEN MAIN ROTOR BLADES WERE BROKEN AND SPLINTERED WITH THE TAIL BOOM AREA LAYING PERPENDICULAR AND AFT OF THE FUSELAGE. THERE WAS SEVERAL PIECES OF MAIN ROTOR BLADES SCATTERED AS WELL AS PLEXIGLASS FROM THE CANOPY THROUGHOUT THE AREA. THE WEATHER ON SCENE WAS LIGHT HAZE, VISIBILITY WAS APPROX 5 MILES AND 92 DEGREES F.

## 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 DFW06CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA123), May 10, 2006: Bell 47G-2 (N993B), Rosenberg, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots encounter with loss of tail rotor effectiveness during an aerial application flight. A contributing factor was the gusty winds.

## Other reports on N993B (1)

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

- [Accident 19750927028799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750927028799A), Sep 27, 1975: Bell 47G2 (N993B), Sumner, MS, Substantial damage. Plt using abt 3 in of manifold pres more than previous flt due heavier spray sys.

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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