# Accident 19900615065769A: Bell 47G3B1, Cedar Rapids, IA, June 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1990, 22:30 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: QBHG
- Location: 42.0083° N, 91.6441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Rapids, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0083&lon=-91.6441&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67223, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67223-2013-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell TH-13T (registry code 1180813, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-th-13t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 643 total, 173 in this make and model, 227 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90FA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900615065769A

## Narrative

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

APPARENTLY HIT WIRES,CRASHED,BURNED ON TAKEOFF. REPORTED PILOT HAD FLOWN RECKLESS MANNER. INSUFFICIENT EGRESS ROUTE

## 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 MKC90FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90FA130), Jun 16, 1990: Bell 47G-3B1 (N67223), Cedar Rapids, IA, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER DURING MANEUVERING FLIGHT. DARKNESS AND THE PILOT'S MANNER OF FLYING THE AIRCRAFT (OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY) WERE CONSIDERED TO BE RELATED…

## Other reports on N67223 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900519016919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900519016919A), May 19, 1990: Bell TH13T (N67223), Biloxi, MS. Deplaneing passenger jumped with arms raised after sightseeing flight. Rotors severed three fingers. Safety briefed

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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