19960926045559A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-3B-1 · Aguadilla, Puerto Rico · September 26, 1996

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Date: September 26, 1996 · 12:45 local
Place: Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Airport: Rafael Hernandez Airport
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1397X
Reported as: Bell 47G3B1
Reported engine: Lycoming TVO435D1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 45 total

N1397XRegistered now · Bell 47G-3B-1S/N 6585 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1 Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIATurbo-prop

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What happened

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Landed in grass near runway. Began hover downwind. Left skid hit ground then rotors. First solo. Wind gust problem.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED IN GRASS NEAR RUNWAY. BEGAN HOVER DOWNWIND. LEFT SKID HIT GROUND THEN ROTORS. FIRST SOLO. WIND GUST PROBLEM.

Other reports on N1397X · 5

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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