# Accident 19870420010689A: Bell 47G, Bethel, PA, April 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1987, 19:30 local time
- Place: Bethel, PA
- Airport: Grimes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4707° N, 76.2905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4707&lon=-76.2905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59321, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59321) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Carson 47G-SUPER C-4 (registry code 1181060, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-carson-47g-super-c-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6VS-335 series (registry code 27040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,080 total, 610 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870420010689A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ALLOWED HELICOPTER TO DIP WHILE CHANGING FROM A HOVER TO A LANDING MODE. MAIN ROTORS STRUCK THE GROUND.

## 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 NYC87LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA129), Apr 20, 1987: Bell 47G (N59321), Bethel, PA, 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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