# Accident 20011019030669A: Bell 47G2, Jeffersonville, IN, October 19, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2001, 16:30 local time
- Place: Jeffersonville, IN
- Airport: Clark County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3905° N, 85.7507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3905&lon=-85.7507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N840WA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011019030669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE HELICOPTER WAS HOVERING EAST OF RUNWAY 14-32. THE STUDENT HAD TURNED THE HELICOPTER AND PLACED THE TAIL INTO THE WIND. THE STUDENT ABRUPTLY RAISED THE NOSE OF HELICOPTER TO CORRECT FOR THE TAIL WIND AND THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE GROUND. THE HELICOPTER STARTED TO VIBRATE, YAW TO THE RIGHT, AND THEN TURN TO THE LEFT. THE MAIN LEFT SKID STRUCK THE GROUND AND THEN MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK THE GROUND. THE HELICOPTER ROLLED ON TO THE LEFT SIDE AND STOPPED. THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE INSTRUCTOR SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND BOTH PILOTS LEFT THE HELICOPTER THROUGH A HOLE IN THE PLEXIGLAS BUBBLE.

## 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 CHI02LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA008), Oct 19, 2001: Bell 47G-2 (N840WA), Jeffersonville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The dual student pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter, his failure to maintain altitude/clearance from the terrain, and the inadequate supervision by the flight instructor. A factor…

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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