# Incident 19910720059389I: Bell 47G3B1, Vancouver, WA, July 20, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1991, 12:55 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6387° N, 122.6615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vancouver, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6387&lon=-122.6615&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11102, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435B1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 75 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910720059389I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE ROUGH. FORCED LANDING IN OPEN FIELD. FOUND A BROKEN CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE.

## Other reports on N11102 (3)

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

- [Incident 19910116004119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910116004119I), Jan 16, 1991: Bell 47G3B1 (N11102), Clackamas, OR. Fuel boost pump failure warning in flight. Precautionary landing in field. Replaced pump.
- [Accident 19830731036789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830731036789A), Jul 31, 1983: Bell 47G3B1 (N11102), South Lake Taho, CA, Destroyed. Pilot said power loss occurred after lift off causing crash. Density altitude was 8100 feet.
- [Accident 19791124037839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791124037839A), Nov 24, 1979: Bell 47G3B1 (N11102), Mina, NV, Substantial damage. Allowed rotor RPM to decay in low altitude hover. Descended. Made hard 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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