# Accident 19900712025479A: Bell 47D1, Fairoaks, AR, July 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1990, 07:00 local time
- Place: Fairoaks, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: XTYG
- Location: 35.2292° N, 90.7792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2292&lon=-90.7792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8117, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8117) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900712025479A

## Narrative

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

LOST PEDAL RESPONSE ON SPRAY RUN. MADE RIGHT TURN. UNABLE STOP. IMPACTED. TAIL ROTOR CABLE BROKE. LOCKED RIGHT TURN

## 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 MKC90LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA144), Jul 12, 1990: Bell 47D-1 (N8117), Fair Oaks, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: TAIL ROTOR CABLE DISENGAGEMENT DUE TO INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE.

## Other reports on N8117 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910605020209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910605020209A), Jun 5, 1991: Bell 47D1 (N8117), Peach Orchard, AR, Substantial damage. Practicing aerial application with water made low level rudder turn to downwind and settled with power to impact.

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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