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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G3B1 · Rayville, LA · August 22, 1989

Date
August 22, 1989 · 07:10 local
Place
Rayville, LA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
SFMG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N90463
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW89DRD13
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
Reported engine
Lycoming TVO435B1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,179 total420 in this make and model300 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.

Increased collective too much on takeoff causing rotor RPM to decay and collided with the ground. Cut off tailboom.

As the FAA filed it

INCREASED COLLECTIVE TOO MUCH ON TAKEOFF CAUSING ROTOR RPM TO DECAY AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. CUT OFF TAILBOOM.

NTSB investigation

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