# Accident 19900814032999A: Bell 47D1, Stockbridge, MI, August 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1990, 05:54 local time
- Place: Stockbridge, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HMIG
- Location: 42.4490° N, 84.1708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4490&lon=-84.1708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3656F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3656F-2002-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V4200C32
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,149 total, 10,700 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEC04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900814032999A

## Narrative

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

WINDSHIELD FOGGED ON NIGHT FLIGHT AT LOW ALTITUDE WITH HIGH HUMIDITY. STRUCK POLE AND WIRES CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 CHI90DEC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEC04), Aug 14, 1990: Bell 47 D-1 (N3656F), Stockbridge, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE RESTRICTED VISUAL LOOKOUT WHICH RESULTED FROM THE CANOPY FOGGING UP.

## Other reports on N3656F (1)

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

- [Accident 19800730034269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800730034269A), Jul 30, 1980: Bell 47D1 (N3656F), Munith, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot flying at low altitude struck wires and crashed during ferry flight.

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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