# Accident 19851207062649A: Bell 47G, Kalamazoo, MI, December 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1985, 12:00 local time
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI
- Airport: Newmans
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3494° N, 85.5603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3494&lon=-85.5603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7763 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: LYC VO435*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,956 total, 5,084 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851207062649A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI86LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA044), Dec 7, 1985: Bell 47G (N7763), Kalamazoo, MI, 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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