20190111007479A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-2 · Belen, NM · January 11, 2019

Date: January 11, 2019 · 14:40 local
Place: Belen, NM
Airport: Belen Regional
Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3755Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN19LA067
Reported as: Bell 47G-2
Reported engine: Lycoming VO-435 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,000 total100 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N3755ZRegistration cancelled Jun 28, 2023 · Bell 47G-2S/N 1698 · Built 1955 Airframe modelBell 47G-2 Engine modelLycoming VO-435 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On January 11, 2019 a Bell helicopter 47 G-2 (N3755Z) registered to ernie l. brown, departed Belen Regional Airport (brg) in Belen, NM for a local VFR flight. The pilot attempted to hover out-of-ground- effect and the main rotor RPM decayed with the helicopter suffering a hard landing resulting in substantial damage with no injuries.

This report is refiled due to incorrect report number (ACE0119016 vs asw) and incorrect FAA office (ce 01 vs sw).

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 11, 2019 A BELL HELICOPTER 47 G-2 (N3755Z) REGISTERED TO ERNIE L. BROWN, DEPARTED BELEN REGIONAL AIRPORT (BRG) IN BELEN, NM FOR A LOCAL VFR FLIGHT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO HOVER OUT-OF-GROUND- EFFECT AND THE MAIN ROTOR RPM DECAYED WITH THE HELICOPTER SUFFERING A HARD LANDING RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH NO INJURIES.

THIS REPORT IS REFILED DUE TO INCORRECT REPORT NUMBER (ACE0119016 VS ASW) AND INCORRECT FAA OFFICE (CE 01 VS SW).

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 CEN19LA067Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBelen, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor speed while the helicopter was in an out-of-ground effect hover.Jan 11, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3755Z · 1

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

Accident 20121201025909ACruise/Level Flight · Hart, MIPassenger reported that on a pleasure flight looking for deer the helicoptor seemed different, pilot acknowledged that "we're going down" just prior to flying into the tree tops. The crash occured in a heavily wooded swamp east of Hart, Michigan. The aircraft…Dec 1, 2012 · Destroyed · 1 fatal