# Accident 19860317006899A: Bell 47G, Beaumont, TX, March 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1986, 19:15 local time
- Place: Beaumont, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9002° N, 94.1606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9002&lon=-94.1606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2275B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2275B-2014-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6VS335A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 598 total, 4 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860317006899A

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMBOUT ABOVE HANGARS, TAILWIND CAUSED LOSS OF LIFT AND ROTOR RPMS. IMPACTED GROUND AND ROLLED 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 FTW86LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA043), Mar 18, 1986: Bell 47G (N2275B), Beaumont, TX, 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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