# Incident 19870218017569I: Bell 47G2, Vivian, LA, February 18, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1987, 16:35 local time
- Place: Vivian, LA
- Airport: Vivian
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8613° N, 94.0102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VIVIAN (3F4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8613&lon=-94.0102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5182B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5182B-1993-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870218017569I

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND DURING HOVER. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND MADE A HARD LANDING. CFI REEXAMINED.

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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