# Accident 19900611028359A: Bell 47G5, Shell Knob, MO, June 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1990, 16:30 local time
- Place: Shell Knob, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6305° N, 93.6298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6305&lon=-93.6298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7089J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7089J-2017-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435-A1C (registry code 42197, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-a1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Reported engine: LYC VO435B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,372 total, 685 in this make and model, 229 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900611028359A

## Narrative

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

PHOTOGRAPHING A BOAT ON A LAKE FLEW INTO A POWERLINE, REPORTED BLINDED BY SUN AND DID NOT SEE UNMARKED POWERLINES.

## 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 MKC90LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA124), Jun 11, 1990: Bell B47G-5 (N7089J), Shell Knob, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: VISUAL OUTLOOK NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

## Other reports on N7089J (4)

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

- [Accident 20140812012689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140812012689A), Aug 12, 2014: Bell 47G-5 (N7089J), Mansfield, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. While in cruise on a southwest heading, the helicopter came into contact with the top cables on a set of highlines running northwest to southeast. The rotor…
- [Incident 19910622043229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910622043229I), Jun 22, 1991: Bell 47G5 (N7089J), Keystone, SD. Fuel starvation en route. Autorotated to safe landing. Low fuel warning light defective.
- [Accident 19740712021759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740712021759A), Jul 12, 1974: Bell 47G5 (N7089J), Charlotte, NC, Substantial damage. MN rotor blade hit tail rotor drive shaft and tail boom.
- [Accident 19730603012149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730603012149A), Jun 3, 1973: Bell 47G5 (N7089J), Charlotte, NC, Substantial damage. Simulated forced ldg. Flared too late,t/r hit stump in tall grass.

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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