19961210038879A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-3B-2 · Pendleton, OR · December 10, 1996

Date: December 10, 1996 · 09:30 local
Place: Pendleton, OR
Airport: Pendleton Municipal
Phase of flight: Scud Running
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: JUSL
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4758R
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA97LA035
Reported as: Bell 47G3B2
Reported engine: Lycoming TVO435F1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total

N4758RRegistration cancelled Sep 30, 1998 · Bell 47G-3B-2S/N 6727 Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-2

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What happened

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

Continued flight into dense fog and collided with a hill.

As the FAA filed it

CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO DENSE FOG AND COLLIDED WITH A HILL.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB SEA97LA035Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPendleton, ORThe pilot-in-command's attempt to conduct visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain altitude/clearance with hilly terrain. A contributing factor in the accident was the presence of fog.Dec 10, 1996 · Destroyed