# Accident 19750511012389A: Bell 47G2, Earl Park, IN, May 11, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1975
- Place: Earl Park, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 40.6856° N, 87.4201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Earl Park, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6856&lon=-87.4201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90836, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90836-1992-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,908 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEA21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750511012389A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT RPTD PAST 4 DAYS WAS VERY HECTIC.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI75FEA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEA21), May 11, 1975: Townsend 47G2 (N90836), Earl Park, IN, destroyed

## Other reports on N90836 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900117000669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900117000669A), Jan 17, 1990: Bell 47G2 (N90836), Lafayette, IN, Substantial damage. Student on first solo failed to bottom collective then over controlled,caused tail strike rotor strike and rollover
- [Accident 19770325005829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770325005829A), Mar 25, 1977: Bell 47G2 (N90836), Kentland, IN, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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