19870910058949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-3B-2 · Oakley, UT · September 10, 1987

Date
September 10, 1987 · 08:00 local
Place
Oakley, UT
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1038X
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN87LA235
Reported as
Bell 47G3B2
Reported engine
Lycoming TVO435G1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,330 total150 in this make and model125 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.

Misjudged density altitude and safe egress for takeoff. Aborted but lost too much RPM. Chopped tail boom on landing

As the FAA filed it

MISJUDGED DENSITY ALTITUDE AND SAFE EGRESS FOR TAKEOFF. ABORTED BUT LOST TOO MUCH RPM. CHOPPED TAIL BOOM ON LANDING

NTSB investigation

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