# Incident 19890521032289I: Bell 47G2, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 21, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1989, 17:45 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Isla Grande Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8478H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8478H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,760 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890521032289I

## Narrative

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

PRACTICING POWER RECOVERY AUTO ROTATION. HAD DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEMS. HARD LANDING HAD TAIL ROTOR MALFUNCTION.

## Other reports on N8478H (1)

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

- [Accident 20020824021989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020824021989A), Aug 24, 2002: Bell 47G2 (N8478H), North Shore, CA, Destroyed. (-23) The operator of a Bell 47-G2 (N8478H, serial number 2214) struck power lines with his tail rotor while making a final pass during an aerial application…

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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