# NTSB Accident LAX94LA322
> **BELL 47-G3B** · 1994-08-16 · TRUK ISLAND, FM · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX94LA322
- **Event ID:** 20001206X02079
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-08-16
- **Location:** TRUK ISLAND, FM
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 47-G3B
- **Registration:** N65678
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE HELICOPTER'S ROTOR BLADES AND THE COCONUT TREES.

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