# Accident 19880715070439A: Bell 47G2, Port O'Connor, TX, July 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1988, 18:00 local time
- Place: Port O'Connor, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4406° N, 96.4894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4406&lon=-96.4894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47WJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880715070439A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT REPORTED HELICOPTER SETTLED WITH POWER TO HARD IMPACT DURING DOWNWIND HOVER TURN. TAILBOOM WAS CHOPPED OFF.

## 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 FTW88LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA134), Jul 15, 1988: Bell 47G2 (N47WJ), Port O'Connor, TX, 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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