# Accident 19880805030929A: Bell 47G3B1, Oakland, ME, August 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1988, 10:30 local time
- Place: Oakland, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5525° N, 69.7061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5525&lon=-69.7061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6286N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6286N-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 430 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880805030929A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS CIRCLING A LAKE AT LOW ALTITUDE TO TAKE PHOTOS. TOO SLOW IN TURN. HIT WATER AND SANK.

## 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 NYC88LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA209), Aug 5, 1988: Bell 47G3B-1 (N6286N), Oakland, ME, destroyed

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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