# Accident 19900504014009A: Bell 47G, Riverside, CA, May 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1990, 10:30 local time
- Place: Riverside, CA
- Airport: Riverside Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8998° N, 117.3998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8998&lon=-117.3998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9FK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9FK-2017-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: LYC VO435*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 5 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900504014009A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT EXPERIENCED DYNAMIC ROLLOVER DURING LOW LEVEL HOVER PRACTICE. APPARENTLY A SKID TOUCHED DURING HOVER.

## 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 LAX90LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA164), May 4, 1990: Bell 47G (N9FK), Riverside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N9FK (1)

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

- [Accident 20110406006399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110406006399A), Apr 6, 2011: Bell 47G (N9FK), Torrance, CA, Substantial damage. 04/06/2011 13:54 PST, N9FK, Bell 47G, on lift off in the non-movement area on the west side of Torrance Airport tipped over on right side for unknown reasons…

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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