# Accident 19860425013979A: Bell 47G3B2, Santa Fe, NM, April 25, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1986, 12:00 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6171° N, 106.0894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6171&lon=-106.0894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4073G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4073G-2012-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-2 (registry code 1181029, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 51 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860425013979A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HARD FROM PRACTICE HOVER AND SPREAD SKIDS. MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK TAILBOOM. STUDENT CLAIMED TURBULENCE.

## 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 DEN86LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA119), Apr 25, 1986: Bell 47G-3B-2 (N4073G), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4073G (1)

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

- [Accident 19900301052099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900301052099A), Mar 1, 1990: Bell 47G3B2 (N4073G), Des Moines, WA, Destroyed. Engine lost power at cruise. Ditched in 300 feet of water. Helicopter sank. Cause power loss unknown.

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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