# Accident 19810627037159A: Bell 47G2, Gully, MN, June 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Gully, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.7684° N, 95.6229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gully, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7684&lon=-95.6229&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6744D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6744D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 824 total, 660 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DER47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DER47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810627037159A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF AND TURNING INTO WIND, PILOT ALLOWED SKID TO DIG INTO GROUND CAUSING HELICOPTER TO ROLL.

## 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 CHI81DER47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DER47), Jun 27, 1981: Bell 47G-2 (N6744D), Gully, MN, substantial damage

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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