# Incident 19790521027509I: Bell 47G3B2, Kalispell, MT, May 21, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 48.2162° N, 114.3276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalispell, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2162&lon=-114.3276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7805S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 850 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790521027509I

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK GROUND DURING HOVER.

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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