# Accident 19850428016119A: Bell 47H1, Guilford, VT, April 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1985, 15:00 local time
- Place: Guilford, VT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8179° N, 72.5765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guilford, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8179&lon=-72.5765&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2827B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2827B-2008-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47H-1 (registry code 1181011, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47h-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47H1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,430 total, 6 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FNC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FNC03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850428016119A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COULD NOT CLEAR TREES IN TAKEOFF PATH. MADE PEDAL TURN, LOST ROTOR RPM AND STRUCK TREES.

## 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 NYC85FNC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FNC03), Apr 28, 1985: Bell 47H-1 (N2827B), Guilford, VT, 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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