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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G3B1 · Harwich, MA · April 20, 1991

Date
April 20, 1991 · 08:00 local
Place
Harwich, MA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
FIWG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1166W
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC91DNA02
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
Reported engine
Lycoming TVO435B1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,240 total2,500 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Rotor rpms decayed and engine overspeed on climbout. Landed hard in cranberry bog. Clutch drum scored and worn out.

As the FAA filed it

ROTOR RPMS DECAYED AND ENGINE OVERSPEED ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED HARD IN CRANBERRY BOG. CLUTCH DRUM SCORED AND WORN OUT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.