# Accident 19910511015429A: Bell 47G, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, May 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1991, 11:15 local time
- Place: Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4375° N, 67.1543° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aguadilla, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4375&lon=-67.1543&mi=10
- Aircraft: N955B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N955B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435-A1F (registry code 42200, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-a1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V350A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 220 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910511015429A

## Narrative

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

GOT INTO SETTLING WITH POWER. IMPACTED GROUND 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 MIA91LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA141), May 11, 1991: Bell 47-G (N955B), Aguadilla, PR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER IN FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO CONDUCT AN OUT-OF-GROUND-EFFECT HOVER WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND. THIS RESULTED IN AN IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO SETTLING WITH…

## Other reports on N955B (1)

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

- [Accident 19890823036149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890823036149A), Aug 23, 1989: Bell 47G (N955B), Ponce, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Tail rotor drive shaft sheared forward of 90 degree gear box. Made hard emergency landing.

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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