# Incident 19880406041999I: Bell 47J2, Orlando, FL, April 6, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1988, 17:00 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Dolphin
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73949, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73949-1996-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2 (registry code 1181104, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880406041999I

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW AND SLOW ON PHOTO FLIGHT. ALLOWED ROTOR RPM DECAY AND HELICOPTER SETTLED TO A HARD GROUND IMPACT.

## Other reports on N73949 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790522027329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790522027329I), May 22, 1979: Bell 47J2 (N73949), Staten Island, NY. Forced landing due to engine failure. Found broken connecting rod.

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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