# Incident 19870806065209I: Bell 47G2A, Pine Level, AL, August 6, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1987, 15:30 local time
- Place: Pine Level, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5690° N, 86.4564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine Level, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5690&lon=-86.4564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1200W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1200W-1991-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A (registry code 1181012, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,404 total, 465 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870806065209I

## Narrative

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

WHILE BURNING WIND ROWS A TURN TO DOWNWIND WAS MADE RESULTING IN LOW ROTOR RPM. AIRCRAFT SETTLED BREAKING SKID.

## Other reports on N1200W (1)

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

- [Accident 19870908050459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870908050459A), Sep 8, 1987: Bell 47G2A (N1200W), Mcintosh, AL, Destroyed. Wind from nearby fire blew helicopter off trailer after landing. Coasting rotors ruptured fuel tank. Fire ensued.

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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