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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G5A · Detroit, MI · June 11, 1983

Date
June 11, 1983 · 13:00 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7995J
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI83LA250
Reported as
Bell 47G5A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,784 total2,466 in this make and model74 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.

Helicopter struck a light pole and nosed over while moving forward in a hover to set down in a parking lot.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER STRUCK A LIGHT POLE AND NOSED OVER WHILE MOVING FORWARD IN A HOVER TO SET DOWN IN A PARKING LOT.

NTSB investigation

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