# Incident 19971008041829I: Bell 47G, Davison, MI, October 8, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1997, 17:15 local time
- Place: Davison, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0318° N, 83.5187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davison, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0318&lon=-83.5187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N327VB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 357 total, 185 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971008041829I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MS. EBY-BUCK WAS CONDUCTING A SALES DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT. SHE OPERATED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS DURING TAKEOFF, CLIMBOUT AND CRUISE. MR. FALTYN WAS EVALUATING THE HELICOPTER FOR A PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER. HE OPERATED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS DURING CRUISE, APPROACH AND LANDING. A HARD LANDING ENSUED. THE TAIL ROTOR, TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT AND LANDING GEAR WERE DAMAGED. (THIS AMENDED REPORT CHANGES THE TRACKING NUMBER FROM DTW 97071 TO DTW 98001.) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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