# Incident 19800609054669I: Bell 47G3B1, Rockland, ID, June 9, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1980, 07:30 local time
- Place: Rockland, ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.5732° N, 112.8744° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockland, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5732&lon=-112.8744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6252N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6252N-2020-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,600 total, 3,000 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/19800609054669I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF IN LIGHT WIND, THE HELICOPTER ENCOUNTERED TAILWIND AND SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND.

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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