# Accident 19960811022109A: Bell 47G4A, Adel, GA, August 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1996
- Place: Adel, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 31.1291° N, 83.4207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1291&lon=-83.4207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9472G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9472G-2013-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960811022109A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER WORKING ON TV TOWER, WIND AFFECTED THE AIRCRAFT MAKING HARD TO CONTROL. ROTOR BLADE STRUCK TOWER.

## 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 MIA96LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA210), Aug 11, 1996: Bell 47G-4A (N9472G), Adel, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of clearance between the helicopter and the antenna. A factor relating to the accident was the pilot's use of a drug (medication) that had sedative effects.

## Other reports on N9472G (1)

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

- [Incident 19901012051429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901012051429I), Oct 12, 1990: Bell 47G4A (N9472G), Boise, ID. Engine failure. Autorotated and landed without damage. Pilot stated compressor stall caused problem.

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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