# Accident 19950812023409A: Bell 47G4A, Arlington Heigh, IL, August 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1995, 10:25 local time
- Place: Arlington Heigh, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Settle With Power (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MMOG
- Location: 42.0974° N, 87.9817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington Heights, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0974&lon=-87.9817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4032G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4032G-2013-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41582, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,382 total, 134 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950812023409A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT 2 HELICOPTERS LANDING ON RACE TRACK. GOT TOO CLOSE. SLOWED STEEP DESCENT. GET INTO SETTLING WITH POWER. (-23) MR. MEILAHN WAS EMPLOYED BY AND OPERATING THE HELICOPTER OWNED BY CLARK MOSQUE MGMT COMPANY AT THE ARLINGTON PARK RACH TRACK. HE WAS GIVING PASSENGER RIDES. THE HELICOPTER RETURNED TO THE PARK, SETTLED WITH POWER AT A RATE WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND THE ONE PASSENTER RECEIVED MINOR INJURY. REEXAMINATION WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED 11/07/95.

## 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 CHI95LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA270), Aug 12, 1995: Bell 47 (N4032G), Arlington Hts, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: plot misjudged the flare. The factors included the pilot getting too close to the lead helicopter, allowing his airspeed to get too slow, and encountering settling with power.

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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