# Accident 19810907056029A: Bell 47J, Dowagiac, MI, September 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1981, 14:21 local time
- Place: Dowagiac, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9834° N, 86.1128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dowagiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9834&lon=-86.1128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6734D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6734D-1982-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J (registry code 1181102, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,532 total, 235 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FET12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FET12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810907056029A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK DIRT MOUND WHILE LANDING IN A FARM FIELD. LANDED HARD. HELICOPTER THEN ROLLED OVER.

## 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 CHI81FET12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FET12), Sep 7, 1981: Bell 47J (N6734D), Dowagiac, MI, 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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