# Accident 19910816039689A: Bell 47D1, Winton, NC, August 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1991, 13:30 local time
- Place: Winton, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KQCG
- Location: 36.3795° N, 76.9293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3795&lon=-76.9293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1MH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V350A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 5,500 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910816039689A

## Narrative

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

SET HELICOPTER DOWN ON EDGE OF A FIELD ROAD. SKID SETTLED INTO DITCH,CAUSED ROTOR TO HIT TAIL BOOM. SPUN AND ROLLED

## 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 ATL91LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA163), Aug 16, 1991: Bell 47D1 (N1MH), Winton, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING THE HELICOPTER.

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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