# Accident 19810520029729A: Bell 47G2A1, Covington, KY, May 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1981, 14:35 local time
- Place: Covington, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0351° N, 84.5196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0351&lon=-84.5196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73263, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73263-1986-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A-1 (registry code 1181014, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A1
- Reported engine: LYC VO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 343 total, 323 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810520029729A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER WAS SEEN TO MAKE ABRUPT MANUEVERS, THEN DIVE NOSE DOWN TO GROUND. REPORT INDICATES MAST BUMPING OCCURRED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL81FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA074), May 20, 1981: Bell 47G2A1 (N73263), Covington, KY, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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