# Accident 20100608034879A: Bell 47G-4A, Shaw Island, WA, June 8, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2010, 14:27 local time
- Place: Shaw Island, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5933° N, 122.9875° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5933&lon=-122.9875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7069J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7069J-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-4A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING VO-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 120 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100608034879A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 9, 2010, DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE PIC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HE STATED THAT THE HELICOPTER, BELL 47G (N7069J)  WHICH WAS EQUIPPED WITH TWO FIXED FLOATS, TOOK-OFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP ON SHAW ISLAND ALONG WITH PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  (ALSO A RATED PILOT).  ABOUT 300 FEET ABOVE GROUND/WATER LEVEL, THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER ASKED THE PIC IF HE WANTED CARBURETOR HEAT APPLIED.  THE PIC AGREED BUT THE PASSENGER PULLED THE MIXTURE HALF WAY DOWN INSTEAD OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT.  SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  THE PIC LOOKED UP; SAW THE MIXTURE HALF WAY OUT, WHILE INITIATING AN AUTO ROTATION TO THE WATER.  UPON LANDING, THE HELICOPTER NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED WITHIN THE WATER.  THE PIC AND PASSENGER EXITED THE HELICOPTER WITHOUT ANY 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 WPR10CA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA283), Jun 8, 2010: Bell 47G-4A (N7069J), Shaw Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The passenger's inadvertent movement of the mixture control during climb, resulting in a loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N7069J (1)

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

- [Accident 19830704031229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830704031229A), Jul 4, 1983: Bell 47G4A (N7069J), Wheeler, IL, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during hard emergency landing. Water found in tank sumps and rust in fuel valve.

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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