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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47D1 · El Monte, CA · October 11, 1992

Date
October 11, 1992 · 11:45 local
Place
El Monte, CA
Phase of flight
Pinnacle Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N162B
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX93LA010
Reported as
Bell 47D1
Reported engine
Franklin 6V4200C32
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,103 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Demonstrating pinnacle landing to passenger made hard impact due low rotor RPM. Rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

DEMONSTRATING PINNACLE LANDING TO PASSENGER MADE HARD IMPACT DUE LOW ROTOR RPM. 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.