# Accident 19811102071589A: Bell 47G4A, Telegraph, TX, November 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Telegraph, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3274° N, 99.9062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Telegraph, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3274&lon=-99.9062&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62446, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62446-2003-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 663 total, 247 in this make and model, 221 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DRG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811102071589A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER ENTERED PRESTALL VIBRATION DURING LOW ALTITUDE HOVER. LOST CONTROL. IMPACT CUT TAIL BOOM BROKE SKIDS.

## 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 FTW82DRG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRG07), Nov 2, 1981: Bell 47G-4A (N62446), Telegraph, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62446 (2)

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

- [Accident 20020623015009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020623015009A), Jun 23, 2002: Bell 47G4A (N62446), Grandlake, LA, No damage. (-23) During take off from an unimproved landing area a passenger blocked the cyclic control resulting in the right skid contacting the ground. The aircraft…
- [Incident 19990817012379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990817012379I), Aug 17, 1999: Bell 47G4A (N62446), Sparta, TN, Minor damage, 1 fatal. 1967 Bell 47G-4A had to make an emergency landing for unknown reasons shortly after take-off, after exiting the acft the pilot was struck and killed by the…

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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