# Incident 19880325019619I: Bell 47G5A, Charlotte, MI, March 25, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1988, 18:00 local time
- Place: Charlotte, MI
- Airport: Charlotte Fitch H Beach
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5662° N, 84.8318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5662&lon=-84.8318&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8413D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8413D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5A (registry code 1181034, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,060 total, 6 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880325019619I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT HAD A TAIL ROTOR STRIKE AND A HARD LANDING RESULTED WHILE TRYING TO HOVER. CFI FAILED TO CORRECT.

## Other reports on N8413D (1)

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

- [Accident 20030627028979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030627028979A), Jun 27, 2003: Bell 47G5A (N8413D), Sandusky, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft experienced sudden engine failure @ approx 400' AGL entered autorotation landed in bean field tail boom bent. Tr blades bent skid tubes bent…

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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