# Accident 19850719033019A: Bell 47G3B1, Lebanon, OR, July 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: Lebanon, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5202° N, 122.8090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5202&lon=-122.8090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9417A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9417A-2013-05-22) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 544 total, 20 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850719033019A

## Narrative

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

DURING A HARD LANDING ON A SAND BAR, MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK AND SEVERED THE TAIL BOOM. ROTOR SPEED NOT MAINTAINED

## 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 SEA85LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA174), Jul 19, 1985: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N9417A), Lebanon, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9417A (2)

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

- [Accident 19860728036559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860728036559A), Jul 28, 1986: Bell 47G3B1 (N9417A), Albany, OR, Substantial damage. The helicopter struck powerlines during low level flight. The instructor reported that the sun obscured his vision.
- [Accident 19860415012039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860415012039A), Apr 15, 1986: Bell 47G3B1 (N9417A), Albany, OR, Substantial damage. Let rotor rpms decay after engine power loss. Made a hard landing. The fireproof boot wore a hole in the fuel line.

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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