# Accident 20190111007479A: Bell 47G-2, Belen, NM, January 11, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 2019, 14:40 local time
- Place: Belen, NM
- Airport: Belen Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6189° N, 106.8328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6189&lon=-106.8328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3755Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3755Z-2023-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING VO-435 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190111007479A

## Narrative

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

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).

## 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 CEN19LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA067), Jan 11, 2019: Bell 47G (N3755Z), Belen, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor speed while the helicopter was in an out-of-ground effect hover.

## Other reports on N3755Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20121201025909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121201025909A), Dec 1, 2012: Bell 47G-2 (N3755Z), Hart, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Passenger reported that on a pleasure flight looking for deer the helicoptor seemed different, pilot acknowledged that "we're going down" just prior to flying…

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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