# Accident 19860731036759A: Bell 47G3B1, Lihue, HI, July 31, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1986, 09:00 local time
- Place: Lihue, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.9695° N, 159.3492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9695&lon=-159.3492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N700EC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 80 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FJA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FJA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860731036759A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER STRUCK TREES WHILE CHECKING A LANDING SITE. PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ROTOR SPEED DURING A TURN.

## 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 LAX86FJA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FJA03), Jul 31, 1986: Bell 47G-3B1 (N700EC), Lihue, HI, substantial damage

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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