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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G3B2 · Tierra Amarilla, NM · July 7, 1989

Date
July 7, 1989 · 10:00 local
Place
Tierra Amarilla, NM
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8132J
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN89LA159
Reported as
Bell 47G3B2
Reported engine
Lycoming TVO435B1A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total50 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot believed helicopter performance degraded on takeoff. Landed and rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT BELIEVED HELICOPTER PERFORMANCE DEGRADED ON TAKEOFF. LANDED AND ROLLED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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