# Accident 19910914042799A: Bell 47G2, Keaau, HI, September 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1991, 11:30 local time
- Place: Keaau, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.6907° N, 155.0809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6907&lon=-155.0809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6708D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6708D-1994-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA405) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910914042799A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED VIBRATION ON SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. ELECTED TO LAND. IMPACTED HARD ON LANDING. CHOPPED TAIL. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## 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 LAX91LA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA405), Sep 14, 1991: Bell 47G2 (N6708D), Keaau, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LANDING HARD. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE AIRCRAFT EMITTING A VIBRATION FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE.

## Other reports on N6708D (1)

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

- [Accident 19731230042109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731230042109A), Dec 30, 1973: Bell 47G2 (N6708D), Stratford, TX, Substantial damage. Throttle cable froze in open psn,temp 25 deg. Plt cut mags & autorotated. Wasnt rotor craft rated.

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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