# Incident 19890506011089I: Bell 47G, Tulsa, OK, May 6, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1989, 10:35 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: Downtown Airpark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1896° N, 95.9909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1896&lon=-95.9909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6330D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,370 total, 1,329 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890506011089I

## Narrative

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

ON HOVER AFTER LIFTOFF ENCOUNTERED STRONG GUST. IN CONTROLLING AIRCRAFT TAIL ROTOR HIT GROUND. MADE HARD LANDING.

## 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 FTW89LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA092), May 6, 1989: Bell 47L (N6330D), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE STUDENT BY THE INSTRUCTOR IN THAT HE ALLOWED THE STUDENT TO OVERPOWER HIS CONTROL INPUTS AFTER AN UNEXPECTED GUST OF WIND MOVED THE TAIL OF THE HELICOPTER.

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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