# Accident 19961210038879A: Bell 47G3B2, Pendleton, OR, December 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1996, 09:30 local time
- Place: Pendleton, OR
- Airport: Pendleton Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JUSL
- Location: 45.7306° N, 118.7892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7306&lon=-118.7892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4758R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4758R-1998-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-2 (registry code 1181029, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435F1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961210038879A

## Narrative

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

CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO DENSE FOG AND COLLIDED WITH A HILL.

## 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 SEA97LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA035), Dec 10, 1996: Bell 47G (N4758R), Pendleton, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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