# Incident 19880613045039I: Bell 47G3B2A, West Glacier, MT, June 13, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1988, 10:30 local time
- Place: West Glacier, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: CXKL
- Location: 48.4958° N, 114.0020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Glacier, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4958&lon=-114.0020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7965J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7965J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G3B2A (registry code 1181025, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g3b2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880613045039I

## Narrative

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

GROUND CREW FAILED TO TIE METAL PIECES TO NET FOR SLING LOADING. WIND BLEW ONE INTO TAIL ROTOR. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N7965J (2)

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

- [Accident 19980503008229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980503008229A), May 3, 1998: Bell 47G3B2A (N7965J), Stanwood, WA, Substantial damage. Sightseeing tours from Stanwood fairgrounds when the engine caught fire and the acft made an emerg landing. (.4)while reducing power in the initial climb in…
- [Incident 19840805069759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840805069759I), Aug 5, 1984: Bell 47G3B2A (N7965J), West Glacier, MT, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit from fuel exhaustion.

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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