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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-2 · Colt, AR · April 12, 1990

Date
April 12, 1990 · 01:45 local
Place
Colt, AR
Phase of flight
Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
KTNG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4997U
Reported as
Bell 47G2
Reported engine
Franklin 6VS335A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,161 total1,722 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Generator failed on night run over peach orchard. Damaged skids and chopped off tail boom on run on night landing.

As the FAA filed it

GENERATOR FAILED ON NIGHT RUN OVER PEACH ORCHARD. DAMAGED SKIDS AND CHOPPED OFF TAIL BOOM ON RUN ON NIGHT LANDING.

Other reports on N4997U · 1

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