# Accident 19860113000669A: Bell 47J2A, Atkinson, NH, January 13, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1986, 16:38 local time
- Place: Atkinson, NH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8384° N, 71.1470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atkinson, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8384&lon=-71.1470&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888EN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2A
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 8 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860113000669A

## Narrative

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

DURING HOVER TO REPOSITION HELICOPTER OVER THE LANDING PAD, CONTROL WAS LOST. HELICOPTER BURNED AFTER LANDING HARD.

## 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 NYC86LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA061), Jan 13, 1986: Bell 47J2A (N888EN), Atkinson, NH, 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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