# Accident 19970726025799A: Bell 47G3B1, Mt Vernon, OH, July 26, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1997, 17:00 local time
- Place: Mt Vernon, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3907° N, 82.4692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3907&lon=-82.4692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35134, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 320 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970726025799A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. TURNED BACK TO LAND. DURING LANDING MAIN ROTORS HIT TAILBOOM. INDICATES HARD LANDING. (-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT ON JULY 26, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1715 HE TOOK OFF FROM THE KNOX COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.  HE WAS CARRYING 2 PASSENGERS FOR A SIGHT-SEEING RIDE.  DURING THE CLIMBOUT, HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER.  HE SAID THAT HE MADE A RIGHT TURN TO LAND AT THE SITE THAT HE JUST DEPARTED FROM.  DURING THE LANDING, THE MAIN ROTORBLADES STRUCK THE TALL BOOM, AND THE TAIL WAS DAMAGED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 IAD97LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA104), Jul 26, 1997: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N35134), Mt. Vernon, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM.

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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