# Accident 19920715025699A: Bell 47D1, Southwick, MA, July 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1992, 15:55 local time
- Place: Southwick, MA
- Airport: Scibelli Heliport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0629° N, 72.7245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Scibelli Heliport (6MA3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0629&lon=-72.7245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3109G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3109G-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1G (registry code 1180804, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V-335 series (registry code 27039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A335A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920715025699A

## Narrative

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

DURING HOVER TEST RIGHT UNCONTROLLABLE TURN BEGAN UNTIL ROTORS HIT GROUND. HYDRAULIC DAMPNERS IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT.

## 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 BFO92LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA102), Jul 15, 1992: Bell 47G (N3109G), Southwick, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT OF THE STABILIZER CONTROL SYSTEM BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

## Other reports on N3109G (2)

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

- [Accident 19800922051959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800922051959A), Sep 22, 1980: Bell 47D (N3109G), Panama City, FL, Destroyed. Indicates helicopter broke-up in flight. Thunderstorms were in area.
- [Accident 19770718026499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770718026499A), Jul 18, 1977: Bell 47B3 (N3109G), Panama City, FL, Substantial damage

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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