Aviation Crash Map

Bell 47G-5A N4099G

18 September 1988 · Perris, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 September 1988 at about 19:00 local time, a Bell 47G-5A registered N4099G was involved in an accident near Perris, California, 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 19:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Perris, California, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Bell 47G-5A
Registration
N4099G
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 137: Agricultural
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX88DUG07

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

ON LIFTOFF, TAIL ROTOR CONTROL WAS LOST AND HELICOPTER SPUN WITH MAIN ROTOR STRIKING TERRAIN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED FATIGUE FAILURE OF ENGINE MOUNTING CAGE. THE ENG BASKET HAD FAILED AND ALLOWED THE T/R DRIVE SHAFT TO PULL OUT OF THE COUPLING. THE BASKET HAD 800 HRS FLT TIME AND WAS CRACKED AND CORRODED. DUE TO CLOSENESS OF A FUEL TRUCK THE PLT HAD LIMITED ROOM FOR MANEUVERING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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