# Accident 20020623015009A: Bell 47G4A, Grandlake, LA, June 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2002, 11:55 local time
- Place: Grandlake, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: D04G
- Location: 30.0333° N, 93.2700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0333&lon=-93.2700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62446, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62446-2003-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020623015009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKE OFF FROM AN UNIMPROVED LANDING AREA A PASSENGER BLOCKED THE CYCLIC CONTROL RESULTING IN THE RIGHT SKID CONTACTING THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED OVER AND CRASHED. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A POST CRASH FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. ALL OCCUPANTS ESCAPED WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER.

## 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 FTW02LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA186), Jun 23, 2002: Bell 47G4 (N62446), Grand Lake, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inability to control the helicopter in a hover due to the restricted movement of the cyclic for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N62446 (2)

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

- [Incident 19990817012379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990817012379I), Aug 17, 1999: Bell 47G4A (N62446), Sparta, TN, Minor damage, 1 fatal. 1967 Bell 47G-4A had to make an emergency landing for unknown reasons shortly after take-off, after exiting the acft the pilot was struck and killed by the…
- [Accident 19811102071589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811102071589A), Nov 2, 1981: Bell 47G4A (N62446), Telegraph, TX, Substantial damage. Helicopter entered prestall vibration during low altitude hover. Lost control. Impact cut tail boom broke skids.

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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