# Incident 19780626034799I: Bell 47G2, Pigeon Forge, TN, June 26, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1978, 11:30 local time
- Place: Pigeon Forge, TN
- Airport: Pine Grove
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7980° N, 83.5638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pigeon Forge, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7980&lon=-83.5638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N912B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780626034799I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MAKING QUICK STOP TO A CONFINED LANDING AREA, STRUCK GROUND WITH THE TAIL BOOM. MAIN ROTORS STRUCK TAIL BOOM.

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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