# Incident 19800519058919I: Bell 47G4A, Cincinnati, OH, May 19, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1980, 12:15 local time
- Place: Cincinnati, OH
- Airport: Lunken
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1035° N, 84.5153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cincinnati, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1035&lon=-84.5153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3094G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3094G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4 (registry code 1181030, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 865 total, 37 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/19800519058919I

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER TAIL ROTOR STRUCK GROUND DURING LIFTOFF, FOLLOWED BY HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N3094G (1)

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

- [Accident 19850626028029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850626028029A), Jun 26, 1985: Bell 47G4 (N3094G), Lakeville, MN, Destroyed. Right skid hooked on landing guides during attempt to land on a trailer. Aircraft rolled over and caught on fire.

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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