# Accident 19891202048799A: Bell 47G2, Rialto, CA, December 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1989, 08:45 local time
- Place: Rialto, CA
- Airport: Rialto Municipal/Miro Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1607° N, 117.3903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1607&lon=-117.3903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2899B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2899B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 188 total, 80 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891202048799A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF TO A HOVER IN GUSTY SURFACE WIND. DRIFTED IN TURBULENCE, LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED.

## 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 LAX90LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA042), Dec 2, 1989: Bell 47G-II (N2899B), Rialto, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT OVERCONTROL WHILE HOVERING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S INEXPERIENCE.

## Other reports on N2899B (2)

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

- [Accident 19850812041999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850812041999A), Aug 12, 1985: Bell 47G2 (N2899B), Big Bear City, CA, Substantial damage. Main rotors struck a yucca during landing in a cleared arer. Aircraft rolled over.
- [Accident 19740624016449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740624016449A), Jun 24, 1974: Bell 47G2 (N2899B), Ephrata, WA, Substantial damage

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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