# Incident 19901208062109I: Bell 47G, Maryville, TN, December 8, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1990
- Place: Maryville, TN
- Airport: Verliflite Heliport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7478° N, 83.9802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maryville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7478&lon=-83.9802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4115A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4115A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A&6V335 series (registry code 27020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN O335*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901208062109I

## Narrative

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

FELL 4 FEET AGL WHILE HOVERING. ENGINE SPRAG SUPPORT BRACE FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF LATERAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N4115A (1)

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

- [Incident 20040603011739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040603011739I), Jun 3, 2004: Bell 47G (N4115A), Hawthorne, CA. (-23) Air traffic was notified vaughn eric dobalian, the pilot of Bell 47G, serial number 1084, N4115A, that he was declaring an emergency due to difficulty…

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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