# Accident 19810624041089A: Bell 47G3, Jackson, MS, June 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1981, 14:44 local time
- Place: Jackson, MS
- Airport: Allen C. Thompson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2988° N, 90.1848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2988&lon=-90.1848&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1198W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1198W-2012-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4 (registry code 1181030, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 444 total, 124 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81DA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810624041089A

## Narrative

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

EXAMINER GEAVE SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING DURING HOVER. HARD LANDING WAS MADE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ATL81DA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DA085), Jun 24, 1981: Bell 47G-4 (N1198W), Jackson, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1198W (1)

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

- [Accident 19750514010839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750514010839A), May 14, 1975: Bell 47G4 (N1198W), Jackson, MS, Substantial damage. Post acdt exam of carb revealed numerous droplets of water.

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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