# Accident 19840130002939A: Bell 47G3B1, Ogden, UT, January 30, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1984, 17:10 local time
- Place: Ogden, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.2284° N, 111.9681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ogden, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2284&lon=-111.9681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90769, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90769-2013-07-09) (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
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,204 total, 1,350 in this make and model, 153 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840130002939A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DENSE FOG SLOWED TO A HOVER LOST GROUND REFERENCE. BACKED UP INTO ROCKS AND ROLLED OVER.

## 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 DEN84LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA079), Jan 31, 1984: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N90769), Ogden, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N90769 (2)

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

- [Accident 19780820023649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780820023649A), Aug 20, 1978: Bell 47G3B1 (N90769), Billings, MT, Substantial damage. T/r hit fence post in tall grass.
- [Accident 19750824027269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750824027269A), Aug 24, 1975: Bell 47G3B1 (N90769), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Engine stopped puring autorotation,reason unknown. Eng operation normal after accident.

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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