- Date
- December 26, 1988, 11:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Newberg, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8587FBell 47G3-B1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881226056419A
- Case key
- 40965
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Rotorcraft flight controls - improper use ofCause
Rotor rpm - inadequateCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
As plt slowed helicopter to about 10 KTS forward speed, tail rotor effectiveness decreased. Acft yawed right into descent to ground contact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8587F
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3-B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 6527
- Airframe hours
- 6,851
- Engine
- Lycoming TVO-435-B1A, 270 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Norman S. Parker, doing business as Western Helicopter Services
- Registered owner
- Norman Parker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 14, 1988 · 32 hours before
- Departed
- 2S6
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 305 total · 74 in this make and model · 224 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SLE, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.