# Accident 19910925042949A: Bell 47G3B1, Rock Island, WA, September 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1991, 18:30 local time
- Place: Rock Island, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3107° N, 120.0802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3107&lon=-120.0802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5474A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5474A-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910925042949A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND ON HIS HELICOPTER TRAILER. SKID HUNG UP WITH CRAFT PART WAY ON TRAILER. JUMPED. HELICOPTER ROLLED OFF

## 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 SEA91LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA251), Sep 26, 1991: Bell BH-47-G3B1 (N5474A), Rock Island, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO USE THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT WHILE LANDING ON A TRAILER.

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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