# NTSB LAX81DUK02: Bell 47G-5, N2294W, Yuma, AZ, September 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1981
- Place: Yuma, AZ · YUMA, AZ
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124474
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUK02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUK02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2268   81/9/4    YUMA,AZ             BELL 47G-5          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0500                    N2294W              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        48, 16031 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3460 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCAS YUMA INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YUMA,AZ                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  35                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2294W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2294W-2015-04-24), registration cancelled 2015-04-24, S/N 7969, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-5
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (registry code 1181032) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcas Yuma Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810904055539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810904055539A), Sep 4, 1981: Bell 47G5, Yuma, AZ, Substantial damage. Reported engine problem caused helicopter to descend into cotton on spray run. No engine problems found.

## Other investigations on N2294W (4)

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 LAX91LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA013), Oct 22, 1990: Bell 47G5 (N2294W), Antarctica, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ON ADEQUATE ALTITUDE WHILE MANEUVERING ABOVE THE WATER.
- [NTSB LAX74DUJ49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ49), Apr 6, 1974: Bell 47G-5 (N2294W), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX74DUJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ05), Jul 27, 1973: Bell 47G-5 (N2294W), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK71AP032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71AP032), Feb 11, 1971: Bell 47G-5 (N2294W), S.Francisco, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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.

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