# Accident 19900605019009A: Bell 47G3B, Lake Theriot, LA, June 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1990, 18:00 local time
- Place: Lake Theriot, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5692° N, 90.6993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5692&lon=-90.6993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73241, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73241-1991-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B (registry code 1181026, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,900 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DRD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRD11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900605019009A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND TO COLLECT ALLIGATOR EGGS. ROTORS TOO SLOW. TRIED A SLIDE WATER LANDING SKIDS HIT SHORE ROLLED OVER.

## 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 FTW90DRD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRD11), Jun 5, 1990: Bell 47G3-B (N73241), Houma, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM AND AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE.

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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