19851207062649A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G · Kalamazoo, MI · December 7, 1985

Date
December 7, 1985 · 12:00 local
Place
Kalamazoo, MI
Airport
Newmans
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7763
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI86LA044
Reported as
Bell 47G
Reported engine
Lycoming VO435*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,956 total5,084 in this make and model71 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Snow, blown by rotor wash caused whiteout. Drifted sideways on touchdown, rolled over onto its side.

As the FAA filed it

SNOW, BLOWN BY ROTOR WASH CAUSED WHITEOUT. DRIFTED SIDEWAYS ON TOUCHDOWN, ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS SIDE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.