# Accident 20140810014299A: Bell 47G-2, Jeanerette, LA, August 10, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2014, 10:19 local time
- Place: Jeanerette, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PCXG
- Location: 29.9122° N, 91.6689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9122&lon=-91.6689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4690, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4690-2018-03-05) (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 47G-2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING VO-435 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 21,740 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA415) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140810014299A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER WAS OBSERVED TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN FROM A NORTHERLY DIRECTION  TO THE SOUTH. UPON TURNING AROUND THE HELICOPTER WAS OBSERVED DESCENDING AND THEN TOOK A LEFT NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND DISAPPEARED BEHIND A SUGAR CANE FIELD. SMOKE WAS OBSERVED. THE PILOT WAS STILL IN THE HELICOPTER UPON ARRIVAL OF THE WITNESS.

## 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 CEN14LA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA415), Aug 10, 2014: Bell 47G 2 (N4690), Jeanerette, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to operate an unairworthy helicopter, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N4690 (2)

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

- [Accident 19880519015849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880519015849A), May 19, 1988: Bell 47G2 (N4690), Mcdougal, AR, Substantial damage. Main rotors struck a tree while maneuvering to land to adjust a sprayboom nozzle. Chopped off tailboom.
- [Accident 19780614014359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780614014359A), Jun 14, 1978: Bell 47G2 (N4690), Naylor, MO, Substantial damage. Wires.

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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