# Accident 19890925036039A: Bell 47G, Corvallis, OR, September 25, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1989, 10:10 local time
- Place: Corvallis, OR
- Airport: Corvallis Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6309° N, 123.2701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6309&lon=-123.2701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47VS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47VS-1990-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,294 total, 105 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890925036039A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED STUDENT TO HIT RUNWAY SEVERAL TIMES DURING HOVER. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER CORRODED MOTOR MOUNT FRACTURED.

## 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 SEA89LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA177), Sep 25, 1989: Bell 47G (N47VS), Corvallis, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE COLLECTIVE CONTROL WHILE PERFORMING HOVERING AUTOROTATIONS, AND THE INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE STUDENT'S ACTIONS, WHICH RESULED IN HARD LANDINGS.…

## Other reports on N47VS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19821018058919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821018058919I), Oct 18, 1982: Bell 47G (N47VS), Overton, NV, Minor damage. Ran out of fuel. Tail boom struck the ground on autorotative landing to a sloped surface. No solo endorsement.

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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