# Accident 19811128078839A: Bell 47G2, Kerrick, MN, November 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Kerrick, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3391° N, 92.5852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kerrick, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3391&lon=-92.5852&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13298, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13298) (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
- Reported engine: LYC VO435*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 355 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DER14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DER14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811128078839A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER PILOT ATTEMPTING VERTICAL LIFTOFF FROM CONFINED AREA. SNOW OBSCURED VISION AND SKID HIT STUMP.

## 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 CHI82DER14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DER14), Nov 28, 1981: Bell 47G2 (N13298), Kerrick, 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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