# Accident 19890224003179A: Bell 47G, Oklawaha, FL, February 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1989, 07:55 local time
- Place: Oklawaha, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N863Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N863Z-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,460 total, 3 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890224003179A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND HELICOPTER FOR FIRST TIME ON FLATBED. HIT TAIL ROTOR SPUN AND CRASHED.

## 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 MIA89LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA092), Feb 24, 1989: Bell 47G (N863Z), Oklawaha, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY CONTROL THE HELICOPTER DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING ON THE BACK OF A TRUCK. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN PERFORMING SIMILAR LANDINGS.

## Other reports on N863Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19750709023409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750709023409A), Jul 9, 1975: Bell 47G (N863Z), Moses Lake, WA, Substantial damage. Flying at 2FT above wheat fld,contacted crop & flipped ovr before striking gnd. No malfunction fnd.

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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