# Incident 19851016054949I: Bell 47G2, Orlando, FL, October 16, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1985, 09:20 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Executive
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N471KC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N471KC-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851016054949I

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK DITCH WHILE HOVERING DURING INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. DAMAGE TO ROTOR BLADES, DRIVE SHAFT.

## Other reports on N471KC (2)

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

- [Accident 20070317005159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070317005159A), Mar 17, 2007: Bell 47G2 (N471KC), Meridinville, AL, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot stated that he had a loss of power and autorotated into a soft field for landing. The aircraft skids sank into the soil and caused the aircraft to…
- [Accident 19830805043599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830805043599A), Aug 5, 1983: Bell 47G2 (N471KC), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Student pulled up collective after touchdown and full aft cyclid. Low RPM and aft cyclic, rotors severed tailboom.

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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