19800430010599A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G3B1 · Vernal, UT · April 30, 1980

Date
April 30, 1980 · 15:00 local
Place
Vernal, UT
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N687PH
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80FTM16
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,191 total1,578 in this make and model44 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Made takeoff into gusty shifting wind. Hit downdraft. RPM delayed. Aborted. Made hard landing. Cut off tail boom.

As the FAA filed it

MADE TAKEOFF INTO GUSTY SHIFTING WIND. HIT DOWNDRAFT. RPM DELAYED. ABORTED. MADE HARD LANDING. CUT OFF TAIL BOOM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.