# Accident 19960426008929A: Bell 47D1, Ardmore, OK, April 26, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1996, 18:30 local time
- Place: Ardmore, OK
- Airport: Ardmore Downtown Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HFZS
- Location: 34.1908° N, 97.1092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1908&lon=-97.1092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5226, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5226-2014-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN O3355
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 224 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960426008929A

## Narrative

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

FAMILIARZATION FLIGHT STUDENT LANDED SHORT IN TALL GRASS. TRIED TAKEOFF WITH SKID IN SOFT EARTH. ROLLED ON SIDE. (-23) DURING A FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT IN THE BELL 47D HELICOPTER, THE HELICOPTER RATED STUDENT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN TALL GRASS APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET SHORT OF THE INTENDED TOUCHDOWN POINT. THE RIGHT LANDING SKID WAS PARTIALLY IMBEDDED IN SOFT GROUND. WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF, THE HELICOPTER ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 FTW96LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA192), Apr 26, 1996: Bell 47D1 (N5226), Ardmore, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student's inadvertent dynamic rollover, and inadequate supervision by the flight instructor.

## Other reports on N5226 (4)

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

- [Accident 20011201034399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011201034399A), Dec 1, 2001: Bell 47G (N5226), Ardmore, OK, Substantial damage. (.19) On December 1, 2001, at 1030 central standard time, a Bell 47D1 helicopter, N5226, was substantially damaged during a practice autorotational landing at…
- [Accident 19841207076719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841207076719A), Dec 7, 1984: Bell 47D1 (N5226), Ardmore, OK, Substantial damage. During power recovery by CFI aircraft struck 3 power lines. Impacted ground in right nose down attitude.
- [Accident 19751207038429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751207038429A), Dec 7, 1975: Bell 47D1 (N5226), Irving, TX, Substantial damage. Practice autorotation.
- [Accident 19740728023759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740728023759A), Jul 28, 1974: Bell 47D1 (N5226), Seal Beach, CA, Substantial damage. M/r blades flexed into tail boom.

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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