19800911042459A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-5A · Yuma, AZ · September 11, 1980

Date
September 11, 1980 · 02:00 local
Place
Yuma, AZ
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7990J
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FUK01
Reported as
Bell 47G5A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,016 total414 in this make and model334 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Lost rotor RPM on night spray run. Struck tree on emergency landing. Found rotor transmission bearing failure.

As the FAA filed it

LOST ROTOR RPM ON NIGHT SPRAY RUN. STRUCK TREE ON EMERGENCY LANDING. FOUND ROTOR TRANSMISSION BEARING FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N7990J · 1

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