# Incident 19811115086149I: Bell 47G3B2, Hollywood, FL, November 15, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: Hollywood, FL
- Airport: Hollywood
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0310° N, 80.1646° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hollywood, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0310&lon=-80.1646&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4733R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4733R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-2 (registry code 1181029, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,800 total, 10,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811115086149I

## Narrative

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

ZA DURING HOVER, AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO REAR, HIT TREE AND BROKE TAIL ROTOR SHAFT. PILOT MADE HARD POWER OFF LANDING.

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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