# Accident 19911124053379A: Bell 47G3B2A, Texarkana, TX, November 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1991, 16:15 local time
- Place: Texarkana, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4251° N, 94.0477° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Texarkana, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4251&lon=-94.0477&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8134J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8134J-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G3B2A (registry code 1181025, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g3b2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2A
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435F1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 233 total, 25 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911124053379A

## Narrative

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

PICKED UP TO HOVER THEN NOSED DOWN FOR FORWARD FLIGHT. SKID HIT SOFT GROUND. HELICOPTER 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 FTW92LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA026), Nov 24, 1991: Bell 47G3B2A (N8134J), Texarkana, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TERRAIN CLEARANCE DURING TAKEOFF. A FACTOR WAS HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN HELICOPTERS.

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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