# Accident 20020820027009A: Bell 47D1, Union, SC, August 20, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2002, 11:00 local time
- Place: Union, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: D11G
- Location: 34.6864° N, 81.6417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6864&lon=-81.6417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4702S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4702S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020820027009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HELICOPTER WAS IN PROCESS OF LANDING ON PORTABLE PLATFORM TO REFUEL AND RELOAD CHEMICALS, WHEN TAIL ROTOR HIT TRAILER NEXT TO PLATFORM.

## 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 MIA02LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA154), Aug 20, 2002: Bell 47-D1 (N4702S), Union, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance.

## Other reports on N4702S (3)

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

- [Accident 19980829022379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980829022379A), Aug 29, 1998: Bell 47D1 (N4702S), Dawson, GA, Substantial damage. Helicopter was involved in aerial application and was attempting to land on a truck for refueling, debris behind the truck struck the tail rotor. (-23) PIC…
- [Accident 19951115041659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951115041659A), Nov 15, 1995: Bell 47D1 (N4702S), Jasper, FL, Substantial damage. Lost partial power landing. Settled into powerline. Fell vertical to ground. Carb heat exterior operated. Not on.
- [Accident 19780504011049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780504011049A), May 4, 1978: Bell 47D1 (N4702S), Sylmar, CA, Destroyed

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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