19791129033509A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-5A · Alice, TX · November 29, 1979

Date
November 29, 1979 · 08:00 local
Place
Alice, TX
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N58132
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80DRG09
Reported as
Bell 47G5A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,029 total4,464 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tried takeoff from trailer. Skid tiedown fell back in place. Helicopter rolled over off trailer.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TAKEOFF FROM TRAILER. SKID TIEDOWN FELL BACK IN PLACE. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER OFF TRAILER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.