# Accident 19890622017079A: Bell 47G3B2A, Dyer, NV, June 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1989, 09:30 local time
- Place: Dyer, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6800° N, 117.9291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6800&lon=-117.9291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59414, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59414-2014-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G3B2A (registry code 1181025, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g3b2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2A
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435F1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 350 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890622017079A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA89LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA116), Jun 22, 1989: Bell 47G3B2A (N59414), Dyer, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOTS POOR PLANNING IN ATTEMPTING A HOVER IN UNDESIRABLE CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO MAINTAIN ROTOR ROM. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND HIGH…

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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