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| Date: | Friday 19 July 1985 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-3B-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Pilot Personnel International |
| Registration: | N9417A |
| MSN: | 3808 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 759 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TVO-435-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lebanon, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lebanon, OR (S30) |
| Lebanon, OR (S30) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA85LA174
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 April 1986 | N9417A | Pilot Personnel Internation | 0 | Albany, OR | |
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| 28 July 1986 | N9417A | Pilot Personnel Int'l | 0 | Albany, OR | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 29-Mar-2024 18:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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