# NTSB Accident FTW94FA158
> **BELL 47G-2** · 1994-05-16 · TULSA, OK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW94FA158
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01271
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-05-16
- **Location:** TULSA, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.020656, -95.929634
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 47G-2
- **Registration:** N47GY
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE CYCLIC AND COLLECTIVE CONTROLS WHEN HE MANEUVERED ABRUPTLY TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH A FLOCK OF BIRDS. FACTORS WERE THE BIRDS AND THE INFLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE LEFT SYNCHRONIZED ELEVATOR.

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