# NTSB UNK64X0378: Bell 47G2, N5194B, Hendersonville, NC, January 27, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1964
- Place: Hendersonville, NC · HENDERSONVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.3243° N, 82.4563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hendersonville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3243&lon=-82.4563&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118215
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0378
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0378

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0031  64/1/27    HENDERSONVILLE NC   BELL 47G2           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 6400
        TIME - 1600                    N5194B              PX-  0  0  1  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 5200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5194B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5194B-1992-04-15), registration cancelled 1992-04-15, S/N 2175 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5194B (2)

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 NYC69F0465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0465), May 11, 1969: Bell 47G-2 (N5194B), Lindenhurst, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66A0091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0091), Feb 19, 1966: Bell 47G-2 (N5194B), Gold Hill, NC, 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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