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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G2A · Immokalee, FL · September 7, 1991

Date
September 7, 1991 · 08:00 local
Place
Immokalee, FL
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
WOBG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7573
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA91LA215
Reported as
Bell 47G2A
Reported engine
Lycoming VO435A1F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,300 total3,100 in this make and model144 in the last 90 days

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 RPM decrease after rising and beginning translational lift. Settled to ground chopped tailboom rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

ROTOR RPM DECREASE AFTER RISING AND BEGINNING TRANSLATIONAL LIFT. SETTLED TO GROUND CHOPPED TAILBOOM ROLLED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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