# Accident 19870723037559A: Bell 47G2, Huntsville, AL, July 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1987, 17:35 local time
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7304° N, 86.5861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntsville, AL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7304&lon=-86.5861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N972B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N972B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 800 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870723037559A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING A TURN. IMPACTED THE WATER NOSE DOWN IN A SLIGHT RIGHT BANK ATTITUDE. AIRCRAFT SANK

## 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 ATL87LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA222), Jul 23, 1987: Bell 47G-2 (N972B), Huntsville, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N972B (2)

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

- [Accident 19781206040279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781206040279A), Dec 6, 1978: Bell 47G3B1 (N972B), Alamo, TX, Destroyed. Lost rotor RPM during turnaround.
- [Accident 19750317005139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750317005139A), Mar 17, 1975: Bell 47G2 (N972B), Eddyville, IL, Substantial damage. Settled,r skid dug into soft gnd & broke off. Rolled over.

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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