# Accident 19830611025019A: Bell 47G5A, Detroit, MI, June 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1983, 13:00 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3294° N, 83.0794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3294&lon=-83.0794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7995J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,784 total, 2,466 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830611025019A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI83LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA250), Jun 11, 1983: Bell 47G5A (N7995J), Detroit, MI, 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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