# Accident 20140330004939A: Bell 47G-3B-1, Oglesby, TX, March 30, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2014, 11:34 local time
- Place: Oglesby, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3114° N, 97.3611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3114&lon=-97.3611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N147WT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N147WT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-3B-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TV0-435 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 54 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140330004939A

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED THROTTLE PROBLEMS WHILE FLYING AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO HIS BASE OF OPERATIONS. PILOT LOST THROTTLE CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT FOLLOWED BY AN OVERSPEED OF THE ENGINE AND ROTOR SYSTEM. PILOT ELECTED TO DO AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN14LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA174), Mar 30, 2014: Bell 47G 3B (N147WT), Oglesby, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to safety wire the throttle control adapter per maintenance instructions when the carburetor was replaced and to detect that the adapter was not safety wired during…

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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