# Accident 19791124037839A: Bell 47G3B1, Mina, NV, November 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1979, 11:10 local time
- Place: Mina, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3902° N, 118.1112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mina, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3902&lon=-118.1112&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11102, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,977 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DXQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DXQ11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791124037839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ALLOWED ROTOR RPM TO DECAY IN LOW ALTITUDE HOVER. DESCENDED. MADE HARD LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX80DXQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DXQ11), Nov 24, 1979: Bell 47G3B1 (N11102), Mina, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N11102 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910720059389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910720059389I), Jul 20, 1991: Bell 47G3B1 (N11102), Vancouver, WA, Minor damage. Engine rough. Forced landing in open field. Found a broken cylinder exhaust valve.
- [Incident 19910116004119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910116004119I), Jan 16, 1991: Bell 47G3B1 (N11102), Clackamas, OR. Fuel boost pump failure warning in flight. Precautionary landing in field. Replaced pump.
- [Accident 19830731036789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830731036789A), Jul 31, 1983: Bell 47G3B1 (N11102), South Lake Taho, CA, Destroyed. Pilot said power loss occurred after lift off causing crash. Density altitude was 8100 feet.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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