# Accident 20020528014389A: Bell 47G2, Bunnell, FL, May 28, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2002, 14:40 local time
- Place: Bunnell, FL
- Airport: Flagler County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4672° N, 81.2064° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4672&lon=-81.2064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6746D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6746D-2023-02-04) (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
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020528014389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ON 3RD LEG OF HELICOPTER SOLO ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SOFT FIELD AND LOST CONTROL AND EXPERIENCED DYNAMIC ROLLOVER. JUST PRIOR TO THIS THE STUDENT LANDED TO ADJUST HIS BALLAST ON THE RIGHT FLOOR JUST AFT OF THE CYCLIC. THE BALLAST WAS NOT SECURED AND HAD PREVIOUSLY SHIFTED APPLYING FORWARD PRESSURE TO THE CYCLIC. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS COUNSELED AND ADVISED TO SECURE ALL BALLAST IN THE FUTURE.

## 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 MIA02LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA101), May 28, 2002: Bell 47G-2 (N6746D), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the student pilot to secure the rotorcraft floorboard mounted ballast, resulting in shifting of the ballast on liftoff, and the subsequent dynamic rollover.

## Other reports on N6746D (2)

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

- [Accident 20191107020869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191107020869A), Nov 7, 2019: Bell 47G-2 (N6746D), Groveland, FL, Substantial damage. Ref SO15 ptrs 202002081: the pilot stated that he was practicing hovering procedures and experienced a hydraulic issue with the controls. He stated that he…
- [Accident 19920614020239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920614020239A), Jun 14, 1992: Bell 47G2 (N6746D), Danbury, TX, Substantial damage. Skid collapsed on running touchdown during practice tail rotor failure. Helicopter rolled over. Internal corrosion.

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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