# Accident 20060530009509A: Bell 47G4A, Sheridan, AR, May 30, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2006, 17:37 local time
- Place: Sheridan, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZMUG
- Location: 34.3283° N, 92.3508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3283&lon=-92.3508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4086C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4086C-2013-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060530009509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 30, 2006, ABOUT 1737 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELL HELICOPTER BHT-47-G4A, OPERATED AS A COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT, ZMUG, BY THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THAT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER HEARING A LOUD NOISE AND LOSS OF POWER NEAR THE CITY LIMITS OF SHERIDAN, ARKANSAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO HOLCOMB AERIAL SERVICES OF FLORA, MISSISSIPPI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.

## 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 DFW06CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA142), May 30, 2006: Bell 47G-4A (N4086C), Sheridan, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent loss of engine power. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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