# NTSB Accident FTW98TA099
> **Bell 47G-3B-1** · 1998-01-15 · MAGDALENA, NM, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98TA099
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09448
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-01-15
- **Location:** MAGDALENA, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.109153, -107.22927
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 47G-3B-1
- **Registration:** N7901S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm.  A factor was a lack of recent experience in the type of operation being performed.

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