# NTSB MIA69D0404: Bell 47G-4A, N4090G, Fort Pierce, FL, March 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1969
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL · FORT PIERCE, FL
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191058
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0404
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0404

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0783  69/3/12    FORT PIERCE,FLA     BELL 47G-4A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 5582
        TIME - 1000                    N4090G              PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- LDG ON RURAL ROAD ADJACENT TO TELEPHONE LINES.ROTOR WASH CAUSED LINE TO WHIP,BREAK,FALL ONTO M/R.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4090G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4090G-2018-03-05), registration cancelled 2018-03-05, S/N 7640, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-4A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (registry code 1181031) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4090G (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 CHI82DA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA347), Aug 20, 1982: Bell 47G-4A (N4090G), Near Brooten, MN, substantial damage

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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