# Accident 19881202071199A: Bell 47D1, Allen, TX, December 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1988, 15:45 local time
- Place: Allen, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1000° N, 96.6601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1000&lon=-96.6601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74124, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74124) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V4200C32
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DPA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DPA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881202071199A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TAIL ROTOR ON THE GROUND WHILE PRACTICING AUTOROTATIONS TO A HOVER.

## 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 FTW89DPA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DPA03), Dec 2, 1988: Bell 47-D1 (N74124), Allen, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: UNQUALIFIED PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN LEVELING THE HELICOPTER DURING THE FLARE AND CONTRIBUTING TO THIS WAS HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE AIRCRAFT.

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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