# Accident 19890701019749A: Bell 47J, Fruitland, MD, July 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1989, 23:10 local time
- Place: Fruitland, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3198° N, 75.6198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3198&lon=-75.6198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6760D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6760D-2013-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J (registry code 1181102, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890701019749A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO OBTAIN FUEL AT AIRPORT. LANDED AT A STORE. ROTORS STRUCK PUMP WOODEN FRAME 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 BFO89LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA049), Jul 2, 1989: Bell 47J (N6760D), Fruitland, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE PILOT BY FLYING, WHILE PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED BY ALCOHOL, AND HIS MISJUDGEMENT OF CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE HELICOPTER AND THE STRUCTURE. THE DARK NIGHT AND OBJECT (STRUCTURE) WERE…

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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