19890624017339A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-2 · Centralia, WA · June 24, 1989

Date
June 24, 1989 · 08:45 local
Place
Centralia, WA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
WPMG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1161N
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA89LA120
Reported as
Bell 47G2
Reported engine
Lycoming TVO435*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total6,000 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.

Lost tail rotor authority on a swath run turn around. Hit ground rotating to the right.

As the FAA filed it

LOST TAIL ROTOR AUTHORITY ON A SWATH RUN TURN AROUND. HIT GROUND ROTATING TO THE RIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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