# NTSB LAX80DXQ11: Bell 47G3B1, N11102, Mina, NV, November 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1979
- Place: Mina, NV · MINA, NV
- Location: 38.3902° N, 118.1112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mina, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3902&lon=-118.1112&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132787
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DXQ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DXQ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3885  79/11/24   MINA,NV             BELL 47G3B1         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2977
        TIME - 1101                    N11102              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINA,NV                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M.
        REMARKS- CATTLE ROUNDUP.PLT ATTEMPTED FLARE TO SLOW ACFT DOWN DURING LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11102](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11102), registered now, S/N 3351, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TVO-435-GIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (registry code 41526, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791124037839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791124037839A), Nov 24, 1979: Bell 47G3B1, Mina, NV, Substantial damage. Allowed rotor RPM to decay in low altitude hover. Descended. Made hard landing.

## Other investigations on N11102 (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 LAX83FA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA366), Jul 31, 1983: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N11102), S. Lake Tahoe, CA, destroyed

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.

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