# Accident 19900531018229A: Bell 47G3B1, Becket, MA, May 31, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1990, 09:45 local time
- Place: Becket, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3320° N, 73.0829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Becket, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3320&lon=-73.0829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39268, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39268-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC VO435*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total, 186 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900531018229A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER,AUTOROTATED TO ROUGH TERRAIN.SLUDGE IN OIL STARVED ROD BEARINGS BROKE RODS. ENGINE HAD IMPROPER OVERHAUL

## 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 NYC90LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA122), May 31, 1990: Bell 47G-3B1 (N39268), Becket, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A POWER LOSS DUE TO OIL STARVATION, AFTER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FAILED TO COMPLY WITH LYCOMING DIRECTIVES DURING THE ENGINE OVERHAUL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT OF THE…

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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