# Accident 19860519019129A: Bell STC47, Red Bay, AL, May 19, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1986, 13:00 local time
- Place: Red Bay, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.4301° N, 88.1293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4301&lon=-88.1293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73269, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73269) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B (registry code 1181026, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL STC47
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,560 total, 2,210 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860519019129A

## Narrative

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

DURING HOVER TO POSITION FOR REFUELING, MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE METAL STRUCTURE ATOP THE HOPPER TRUCK.

## 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 ATL86LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA138), May 19, 1986: Bell 47G-3B (N73269), Red Bay, AL, 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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