- Date
- September 29, 1984, 14:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Borrego Springs, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N28895Bell 47G-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840929052459A
- Case key
- 24416
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After landing, the plt hover taxied to the fuel pumps to refuel. While maneuvering to touch down at the pumps, the main rotor blade struck a 10 to 12 ft high vent pipe. The plt reported that the vent pipes were painted black & were not readily apparent with low trees in the background.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28895
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 58-5364
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-435-A1, 240 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Golden State Helicopters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- CNO · Chino, CA
- Destination
- L08 · Borrego Springs, CA
- Airport
- L08 · Borrego Valley
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 65 total · 46 in this make and model · 46 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 100 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.