19830330010439A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G2 · Homestead, FL · March 30, 1983

Date
March 30, 1983 · 14:15 local
Place
Homestead, FL
Airport
Homestead
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N47WJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA83FA106
Reported as
Bell 47G2
Reported engine
Lycoming VO435A1F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,200 total3,200 in this make and model10 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.

Tail rotor hit ground landing in a gusty wind. Bounced. Pilot lost control. Helicopter hit ground and rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL ROTOR HIT GROUND LANDING IN A GUSTY WIND. BOUNCED. PILOT LOST CONTROL. HELICOPTER HIT GROUND AND ROLLED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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