# Accident 19970403040889A: Bell 47G2, Laredo, TX, April 3, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1997, 18:30 local time
- Place: Laredo, TX
- Airport: Laredo International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5505° N, 99.4595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5505&lon=-99.4595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90485 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 278 total, 83 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970403040889A

## Narrative

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

GOT A SKID OFF TRAILER PLATFORM TRYING TO LAND. HELICOPTER ROLLED OFF TRAILER DUE PILOT OVER COMPENSATING. (-23) PILOT WAS LANDING ON TRAILER. CONTROL OF HELICOPTER WAS LOST. PILOT STATED HE HAD NEVER LANDED ON TRAILER BEFORE. HELICOPTER LANDED BESIDE TRAILER AND ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND.

## 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 FTW97LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA150), Apr 4, 1997: Bell BH-47G2 (N90485), Laredo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain alignment while landing on a stationary trailer. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in trailer landing operations.

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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