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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-4A · Refugio, TX · February 21, 1984

Date
February 21, 1984 · 11:15 local
Place
Refugio, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7956J
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW84LA144
Reported as
Bell 47G4A
Reported engine
Lycoming VO540B1B3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,744 total4,935 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Report indicates pilots control inputs caused a tail boom strike by a main rotor while herding cattle.

As the FAA filed it

REPORT INDICATES PILOTS CONTROL INPUTS CAUSED A TAIL BOOM STRIKE BY A MAIN ROTOR WHILE HERDING CATTLE.

NTSB investigation

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