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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G3B2A · Dyer, NV · June 22, 1989

Date
June 22, 1989 · 09:30 local
Place
Dyer, NV
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N59414
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA89LA116
Reported as
Bell 47G3B2A
Reported engine
Lycoming TVO435F1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total350 in this make and model20 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.

Tried to hover over steep slope terrain. Rotor speed decayed,tried to recover with power impacted rolled and burned

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO HOVER OVER STEEP SLOPE TERRAIN. ROTOR SPEED DECAYED,TRIED TO RECOVER WITH POWER IMPACTED ROLLED AND BURNED

NTSB investigation

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