# Incident 20001219032869I: Bell 47G3B1, Garrison, UT, December 19, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2000, 14:30 local time
- Place: Garrison, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9344° N, 114.0330° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garrison, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9344&lon=-114.0330&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48020, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48020) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001219032869I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE HERDING HORSES ON A 14 CFR 91 BLM CONTRACT, APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES SOUTH OF GARRISON, UTAH, ENGINE DECOUPLED FROM TRANSMISSION. THE SOLE OCCUPANT PILOT AUTOROTATED TO A CLEARING AND UPON TOUCHDOWN ONE ROTOR BLADE STRUCK A TREE, SUDDEN STOPPING THE ROTOR, AND RESULTING IN SPLITTING OF THAT ROTOR BLADE'S TRAILING EDGE. THE A/C WAS RELEASED TO THE OPERATOR'S HOME BASE IN FALLON, NV. ENGINE/TRANSMISSION TEARDOWN TO BE OBSERVED BY RENO FSDO BASED PMI,^PRIVACY DAT^.

## Other reports on N48020 (2)

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

- [Accident 20030912023029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030912023029A), Sep 12, 2003: Bell 47G3B1 (N48020), Diamond, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) While herding wild horses with his helicopter, pilot went into a hover at about 40 feet above the ground. All of a sudden the engine wound up to a high…
- [Accident 20021201031599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021201031599A), Dec 1, 2002: Bell 47G3B1 (N48020), Panaca, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) While herding wild horses engine lost power at approximately 35 feet AGL in a left turn. Aircraft contacted terrain in a heels low attitude causing 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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