# Accident 20070620016779A: Carson 47GC4, Wall Township, NJ, June 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2007, 18:40 local time
- Place: Wall Township, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1869° N, 74.1247° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1869&lon=-74.1247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N867Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N867Z-2018-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Carson 47G-SUPER C-4 (registry code 1181060, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-carson-47g-super-c-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CARSON 47GC4
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V350A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 301 total, 160 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070620016779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE AND A PASSENGER DEPARTED KBLM AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 EDT ON JUNE 20, 2007 FOR THE PURPOSE OF A PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW A CIRCULAR ROUTE TO THE SOUTH APPROXIMATELY 16 MILES. ON RETURN APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 32 AT KBLM, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND ENGINE RPM DROPPED TO ZERO. HE INITIATED A SUCCESSFUL AUTO-ROTATIVE LANDING INTO THE SIDE YARD OF THE RESIDENCE AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. DURING THE LANDING, THE RIGHT HAND LANDING SKID FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED PARTIALLY ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND THE MAIN AND TAIL ROTOR BLADES WERE DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO 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 NYC07LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA146), Jun 20, 2007: Bell-Carson 47G-Super C-4 (N867Z), Wall Township, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total failure of the number one connecting rod during approach.

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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