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Bell 47G-3B-1 N47042

10 November 1986 · Goshen, Utah, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 November 1986 at about 20:10 local time, a Bell 47G-3B-1 registered N47042 was involved in an accident near Goshen, Utah, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Goshen, Utah, United States
Coordinates
39.9298, -111.8803
Aircraft
Bell 47G-3B-1
Registration
N47042
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Goshen → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN87LA019

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT WAS PRACTICING POWER RECOVERY AUTOROTATIONS THEN ATTEMPTED ONE POWER OFF, FULL STOP. THE PLT ALLOWED THE MAIN ROTOR RPM TO DECAY DURING APPROACH AND TOOK NO CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE ACFT LANDED HARD WITH SLIGHT FORWARD MOTION AND THE PLT APPLIED AFT CYCLIC. THE MAIN ROTOR STRUCK THE TAIL BOOM AND THE ACFT ROLLED OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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