# NTSB Accident NYC90LA025
> **BELL 47G-3B1** · 1989-11-04 · WESTFIELD, MA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC90LA025
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29868
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-11-04
- **Location:** WESTFIELD, MA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 47G-3B1
- **Registration:** N57919
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, WHICH RESULTED IN THE TAIL ROTOR STRIKING THE GROUND AND SEPARATING FROM THE HELICOPTER.

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