Accident · 1989-07-07

NTSB case DEN89LA159 · BELL 47G-3B-2 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-07-07
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BELL 47G-3B-2 (N8132J)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: EL AERO SERVICES LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): EL AERO SERVICES, INC

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM DURING THE PREMATURE LIFT-OFF WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITIONS, AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

Source: NTSB case DEN89LA159

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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