# Accident 19900216002489A: Bell 47B3, Redlands, CA, February 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1990, 06:30 local time
- Place: Redlands, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0556° N, 117.1825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redlands, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0556&lon=-117.1825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11HU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47B3
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V4200C32
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900216002489A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE ROUGH AND POWER LOSS ON FRUIT TREE FROST RUN. STRUCK WIRES AND TREES. POSSIBLE CARB ICE. USING MOGAS NO STC.

## 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 LAX90LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA095), Feb 16, 1990: Bell 47B3 (N11HU), Redlands, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT WHEN WARRENTED BY CONDITIONS.

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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