# Incident 19780823047799I: Bell 47G4, Brownsburg, IN, August 23, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1978, 19:40 local time
- Place: Brownsburg, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8344° N, 86.3857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brownsburg, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8344&lon=-86.3857&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12PE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,750 total, 280 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA071-139266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780823047799I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT AND INSTUCTOR HOVERING ALLOWED TAIL TO CONTACT GROUND BREAKING OFF ROTOR.

## 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 CHI78FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA071-139266), Aug 23, 1978: Bell 47G4 (N12PE), Brownsburg, 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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