Plane Crash List

Bell 47G-3B-1 N9417A

19 July 1985 · Lebanon, Oregon, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 July 1985 at about 20:00 local time, a Bell 47G-3B-1 registered N9417A was involved in an accident near Lebanon, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Lebanon, Oregon, United States
Nearest airport
None
Coordinates
44.5202, -122.8090
Aircraft
Bell 47G-3B-1
Registration
N9417A
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lebanon → Lebanon
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA85LA174

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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 STATED HE PERFORMED 4 CIRCLING APPROACHES OVER A SAND BAR AND ON THE 5TH APPROCAH, ROTOR RPM DECAYED. UNABLE TO REGAIN THE RPM, A HARD LANDING RESULTED DURING WHICH THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES SEVERED THE TAILROTOR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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