# Accident 19870810043879A: Bell 47G, Dothan, AL, August 10, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1987, 10:50 local time
- Place: Dothan, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.2302° N, 85.4004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2302&lon=-85.4004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10175, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,500 total, 600 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870810043879A

## Narrative

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

WIND SHIFT PUT HELICOPTER IN A DOWNWIND AND ZERO SPEED CAUSED SETTLING WITH POWER. TAIL ROTOR HIT A TREE.

## 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 ATL87LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA229), Aug 10, 1987: Bell 47G (TOM CAT) (N10175), Dothan, 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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