# Accident 19831118059109A: Bell 47G, Middle River, MD, November 18, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1983, 15:23 local time
- Place: Middle River, MD
- Airport: Martin State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3291° N, 76.4303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3291&lon=-76.4303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64816, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64816-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell H13G (registry code 1181005, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-h13g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,942 total, 200 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831118059109A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR PILOT ALLOWED STUDENT TO LOSE CONTROL OF HELICOPTER DURING HOOVER AND IT ROLLED OVER ON ITS SIDE.

## 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 ATL84LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA046), Nov 18, 1983: Bell 47-G (N64816), Middle River, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N64816 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19830702036369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830702036369I), Jul 2, 1983: Bell 47G (N64816), Middle River, MD, Minor damage. Allowed new student to handle controls in hover. Student froze. Tail boom smashed into the ground.
- [Accident 19790730030789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790730030789A), Jul 30, 1979: Bell 47G (N64816), Poultney, VT, Substantial damage. Made precautionary landing on uneven surface in a swamp. Rotors hit water. No engine malfunction found.

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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