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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1986 | Bell 47G-3B1 | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1986 | Bell 47G-3B1 | Lapwai, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1986 | Bell 47G-5 | Porterville, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1986 | Bell 47G-2 | Stockton, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1986 | Bell 47-G2A | Jamesburg, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1986 | Bell 47G-5 | Walthamer, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 1,633 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 1986 | Cessna 152 | Price, Utah, United States | Monarch Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1986 | Cessna 150 | St. George, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1986 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Vernal, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-22-150 | Cedar City, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1986 | Cessna 172F | Ephraim, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1986 | Piper PA-38-112 | Bountiful, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |