# Accident 20170421003549A: Bell-Carson 47G-SUPER C-4, Timmonsville, SC, April 21, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2017, 16:30 local time
- Place: Timmonsville, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1819° N, 80.0042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1819&lon=-80.0042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N865Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N865Z-2019-05-04) (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: BELL-CARSON 47G-SUPER C-4
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6V 350 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170421003549A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HUGGINS MEMORIAL AIRPORT (58J) TO PICK UP PASSENGER AT LOCAL COUNTRY CLUB. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND ENDED UP INVERTED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT. THERE WAS A POST CRASH FIRE THAT PARTIALLY CONSUMED THE MAIN WRECKAGE. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM TIMMONSVILLE, SC BUT CRASHED IN LAMAR, SC. NTSB HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS ERROR.

## 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 ERA17FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA164), Apr 21, 2017: Bell-Carson 47G Super C 4 (N865Z), Timmonsville, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to maneuver the helicopter at a low altitude near trees, which resulted in collision with the trees.

## Other reports on N865Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19930816033299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930816033299I), Aug 16, 1993: Bell 47G4 (N865Z), Barnhill, IL, Minor damage. Pilot stated momentarily lost control at hover due to gust of wind. Struck ground with tail rotor.

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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