# Accident 19940412000729A: Bell 47G2, Portland, OR, April 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1994, 13:00 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland Troutdale Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FELA
- Location: 45.5192° N, 122.3494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5192&lon=-122.3494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2865B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,033 total, 338 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940412000729A

## Narrative

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

DURING HOVER STUDENT ALLOWED TAILROTOR TO HIT GROUND. CFI TOOK OVER TOO LATE. REPORTED SHIFTING WINDS.

## 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 SEA94LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA098), Apr 12, 1994: Bell 47G-2 (N2865B), Troutdale, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION. FACTORS INCLUDE THE DUAL STUDENT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. ANOTHER FACTOR WAS UNFAVORABLE, GUSTY WINDS.

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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