ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367038
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| Date: | Friday 4 May 1990 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G |
| Owner/operator: | Riverside Air Service |
| Registration: | N9FK |
| MSN: | 1675 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING VO-435 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Riverside, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KRAL) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT, WHO HAD A SINGLE ENGINE LAND RATING, WAS TAKING INSTRUCTION IN ROTORCRAFT. WHILE IN A HOVER, THE HELICOPTER BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT REAR, THEN ROLLED OVER.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX90LA164
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 April 2011 | N9FK | Rodriguez Danny | 0 | Torrance, California | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 06:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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