# Accident 19950117000499A: Bell 47G3B, Natchez, MS, January 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1995, 16:20 local time
- Place: Natchez, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5403° N, 91.3796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5403&lon=-91.3796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8462E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8462E-1996-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B (registry code 1181026, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 303 total, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950117000499A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO SEPARATE GROUND DOLLY. ON LIFTOFF REALIZED DOLLY STILL ATTACHED. ABORTED. ROLLED. CHOPPED TAIL AND BURNED

## 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 MIA95LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA058), Jan 17, 1995: Bell 47G-3B (N8462E), Natchez, MS, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OF THE HELICOPTER BY THE PILOT FOR HIS FAILURE TO SEPARATE THE DOLLY BEFORE ATTEMPTING FLIGHT.

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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