# Accident 19891204049089A: Bell 47D1, Ardmore, OK, December 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1989, 11:00 local time
- Place: Ardmore, OK
- Airport: Ardmore Downtown Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1470° N, 97.1227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARDMORE DOWNTOWN EXEC (1F0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1470&lon=-97.1227&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2202C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2202C-1997-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN O3355
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,808 total, 145 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891204049089A

## Narrative

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

REPOSITIONING HELICOPTER ON RAMP,ROLLED OVER AS IT BECAME LIGHT ON SKIDS.

## 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 FTW90LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA041), Dec 4, 1989: Bell 47D1 (N2202C), Ardmore, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE GUSTY TAIL WINDS.

## Other reports on N2202C (2)

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

- [Accident 19950425008629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950425008629A), Apr 25, 1995: Bell 47D1 (N2202C), Ardmore, OK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Chief pilot giving pretest flight to student. Tailrotor struck power line. Crashed into trees and a fence.
- [Accident 19890526059139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890526059139A), May 26, 1989: Bell 47D1 (N2202C), Ardmore, OK, Substantial damage. Landed hard from a practice autorotation. Student unable to flare for landing. Unable to correct, blamed wind.

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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