# Accident 19931025046189A: Bell 47G2, Billingsley, AL, October 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1993, 11:30 local time
- Place: Billingsley, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.6592° N, 86.7000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6592&lon=-86.7000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N866Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N866Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Carson 47G-SUPER C-4 (registry code 1181060, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-carson-47g-super-c-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931025046189A

## Narrative

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

SKID HOOKED A BRACKET ON TAKEOFF FROM TRAILER PAD. HELICOPTER ROLLED ON ITS SIDE.

## 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 ATL94LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA009), Oct 25, 1993: Bell 47G2 (N866Z), Billingsley, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER VERTICAL LIFTOFF WHICH RESULTED IN DYNAMIC ROLL-OVER AND THE MAIN ROTOR'S IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.

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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