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| Date: | Saturday 24 June 1989 |
| Time: | 08:45 |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1161N |
| MSN: | 42 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1948 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9852 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TVO-435 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Centralia, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PROBABLE CAUSE:THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS CLEARANCE OVER TREES, WHICH RESULTED IN AN IN-FLIGHT TAIL ROTOR STRIKE WITH THE TREES AND LOSS OF TAIL ROTOR CONTROL. THE TREES WERE A RELATED FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB id 20001213X28684
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 February 1953 | SE-HAC | Svenska Skärgardsförbundet | Grisslehamn, Sweden |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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