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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G · Pawtucket, RI · July 8, 1981

Date
July 8, 1981 · 09:35 local
Place
Pawtucket, RI
Airport
North Central
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N59415
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81FNA19
Reported as
Bell 47G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,105 total6,327 in this make and model128 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Helicopter skid caught on taxiway light as it was lifting off, causing it to tip onto it's side.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER SKID CAUGHT ON TAXIWAY LIGHT AS IT WAS LIFTING OFF, CAUSING IT TO TIP ONTO IT'S SIDE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.