# Accident 19840221003819A: Bell 47G4A, Refugio, TX, February 21, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1984, 11:15 local time
- Place: Refugio, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3005° N, 97.2695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3005&lon=-97.2695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7956J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7956J-1986-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,744 total, 4,935 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840221003819A

## Narrative

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

REPORT INDICATES PILOTS CONTROL INPUTS CAUSED A TAIL BOOM STRIKE BY A MAIN ROTOR WHILE HERDING CATTLE.

## 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 FTW84LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA144), Feb 21, 1984: Bell 47G4A (N7956J), Refugio, TX, destroyed

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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