# Incident 20001215028259I: Bell 47G2, Le Sueur, MN, December 15, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2000, 16:45 local time
- Place: Le Sueur, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4705° N, 93.9018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Le Sueur, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4705&lon=-93.9018&mi=10
- Aircraft: N440TG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N440TG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 208 total, 67 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001215028259I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING HOVER, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A STRONG GUST OF WIND WHICH CAUSED HIM TO OVER CORRECT THE HELICOPTER. THE ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING THE A/C TO LAND HARD AND BREAK THE RIGHT SKID GEAR OFF.

## Other reports on N440TG (2)

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

- [Accident 20010804023929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010804023929A), Aug 4, 2001: Bell 47G2 (N440TG), Owatona, MN, No damage. (-23) Pilot states that the engine lost power while performing a field observation at approximately 75' AGL. Pilot executed an autorotation to a nearby soybean…
- [Accident 19880531017279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880531017279A), May 31, 1988: Bell 47G2 (N440TG), Midland, MI, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route to loading site after a spray operation. A hard landing caused rotors to chop off tailboom

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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