# Accident 19960829025929A: Bell 47G5, Riverside, CA, August 29, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1996, 22:00 local time
- Place: Riverside, CA
- Airport: Riverside Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9001° N, 117.3990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9001&lon=-117.3990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57RA-2013-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Reported engine: LYC VO435B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 600 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960829025929A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE NIGHT AUTOROTATION ANS LANDING LIGHT. MISJUDGED HEIGHT. FLARED TOO HIGH. DROPPED. ROTOR SEVERED TAILBOOM.

## 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 LAX96LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA326), Aug 30, 1996: Bell 47-G5 (N57RA), Riverside, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inaccurate perception of altitude which resulted in an improper flare and subsequent hard landing, and non use of the landing light.

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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