- Date
- May 14, 1979
- Place
- Alamo, TX · ALAMO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N991BBell 47G2
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790514009069A
- Case key
- 136069
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0825 79/5/14 ALAMO,TX BELL 47G2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1182 TIME - 1008 N991B PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 258 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALAMO,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N991B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.