# Incident 19960427008839I: Bell 47K, Reidsville, NC, April 27, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1996
- Place: Reidsville, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 36.3369° N, 79.6770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reidsville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3369&lon=-79.6770&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8060, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8060-2018-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47K (registry code 1181202, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960427008839I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING UPSIDE DOWN DURING AN AIRSHOW DEMO. CAUGHT A RIBBON, CRASHED AND BURNED.

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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