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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-3B-1 · Centre, AL · October 9, 1992

Date
October 9, 1992 · 16:15 local
Place
Centre, AL
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
XCHG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N31FG
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL93LA009
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
Reported engine
Lycoming TVO435B1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,400 total

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.

Allowed rotor RPM decay on turn around. Settled to ground,bounced,no RPM increase impacted. Rotors chopped tail.

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED ROTOR RPM DECAY ON TURN AROUND. SETTLED TO GROUND,BOUNCED,NO RPM INCREASE IMPACTED. ROTORS CHOPPED TAIL.

NTSB investigation

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