# Accident 19860218002959A: Bell 47G3B2, Grand Junction, CO, February 18, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1986, 09:20 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CLNA
- Location: 39.0639° N, 108.5506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Junction, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0639&lon=-108.5506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1424W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1424W-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-2 (registry code 1181029, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,544 total, 641 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860218002959A

## Narrative

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

DURING ATTEMPT TO LAND ON A MESA IN WINDY CONDITIONS, PILOT LOST CONTROL AND A HARD LANDING RESULTED.

## 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 DEN86LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA079), Feb 18, 1986: Bell 47G3 B-2 (N1424W), Grand Junction, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1424W (1)

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

- [Accident 19760708021689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760708021689A), Jul 8, 1976: Bell 47G3B2 (N1424W), Gooding, ID, Substantial damage. Electric solenoid primer valve body fnd open,no fuel in carb.

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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