# Accident 19840924050649A: Bell 47G5, Bluefield, WV, September 24, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1984, 09:40 local time
- Place: Bluefield, WV
- Airport: Mercer Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2607° N, 81.2093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2607&lon=-81.2093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1398X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1398X-2017-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Reported engine: LYC VO435B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,897 total, 1,742 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840924050649A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF GROUND EFFECT WHILE HOVER TAXIING OVER A RAVINE. HELICOPTER SETTLED INTO ROCKS AND ROLLED OVER.

## 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 ATL84LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA295), Sep 24, 1984: Bell 47G-5 (N1398X), Bluefield, WV, 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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