# Incident 19800508044739I: Bell 47B3, Friendswood, TX, May 8, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1980, 19:00 local time
- Place: Friendswood, TX
- Airport: Clover Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5077° N, 95.2006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Friendswood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5077&lon=-95.2006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73947, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73947-2010-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 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/19800508044739I

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK GROUND WHILE HOVERING.

## Other reports on N73947 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880615046519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880615046519A), Jun 15, 1988: Bell 47G3B1 (N73947), Benoit, MS, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Rolled over on landing when skids caught in rice field. Water rust in carburetor bowl.

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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