# Accident 20010927025109A: Bell 47G2, Grand Haven, MI, September 27, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2001, 08:15 local time
- Place: Grand Haven, MI
- Airport: Grand Haven Memorial Airpark Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0495° N, 86.2191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0495&lon=-86.2191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010927025109A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2001, AT 0815 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELL 47G-2, N46R, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN DURING A PRACTICE HOVER NEAR GRAND HAVEN, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 0745. (-23) PILOT MADE APPROACH TO RWY 27 (WIND 300@5KTS), CAME TO HOVER OVER RUNWAY, THEN MADE LEFT TURN AND HOVER TAXIED DOWNWIND APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET. PILOT ATTEMPTED RUDDER TURN TO RIGHT, ALLOWED ROTOR RPM TO DECAY, LOST TAIL-ROTOR EFFECTIVENESS AND WAS TOO LOW TO RECOVER, CUT POWER AND PULLED COLLECTIVE. FUSELAGE CONTACTED THE GROUND ROTATING COUNTERCLOCKWISE. THE LEFT SKID BUCKLED AND TAILROTOR CONTACTED GROUND, MAIN ROTOR MADE APPROXIMATELY 3 ADDITIONAL REVOLUTIONS DURING WHICH THE BUBBLE WAS STRUCK. HELICOPTER DESTROYED. FUSELAGE CAME TO REST FACING NORTH.

## 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 CHI01LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA325), Sep 27, 2001: Bell 47G-2 (N46R), Grand Haven, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Aircraft control not maintained by the pilot.

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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