# Accident 20090530008609A: Bell 47G2, Kyle, TX, May 30, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2009, 12:15 local time
- Place: Kyle, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 29.9394° N, 97.8081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9394&lon=-97.8081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4823, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4823-2018-01-08) (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 VO435*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090530008609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 30, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1215 CDT, A HELICOPTER BELL MODEL -47G2 WAS ON THE GROUND REFUELING VIA HOT REFUELING PROCEDURES, WHEN THE GROUND CREW REPORTED FUEL SPILLED ONTO THE ENGINE FROM THE FUEL NOZZLE.  THE HELICOPTER CAUGHT FIRE IN AN OPEN FIELD, AND WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED: NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED 30 PERCENT BURNS ON HIS UPPER BODY, AND LEGS, AND WAS HEMS AIRLIFTED TO BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.  NO OTHER INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 CEN09LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA324), May 30, 2009: Bell 47G (N4823), Kyle, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The ground crewmember's failure to assure that the fuel nozzle was closed before pressurizing the line. Contributing to the accident was the lack of an available fire extinguisher.

## Other reports on N4823 (3)

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

- [Accident 19750814024479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750814024479A), Aug 14, 1975: Bell 47G2 (N4823), Itta Bena, MS, Substantial damage. Drg ag maneuvering low fuel would result in tank outlet uncovered interrupting fuel flow.
- [Accident 19740711021389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740711021389A), Jul 11, 1974: Bell 47G2 (N4823), Raleigh, MS, Substantial damage. Plt rprtd loss of aft ctls. Tail rotor assy not recovered
- [Accident 19730618016919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730618016919A), Jun 18, 1973: Bell 47G2 (N4823), Grenada, MS, Substantial damage. Flared high. Skids hit dirt,blades ctctd boom.

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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