# Incident 20020922028079I: Amtr BABYBELLE, Granbury, TX, September 22, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2002, 18:00 local time
- Place: Granbury, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4484° N, 97.7701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Granbury, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4484&lon=-97.7701&mi=10
- Aircraft: UNKNOWN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BABYBELLE
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020922028079I

## Narrative

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

(-23) "INDUSTRIAL INCIDENT-NO INTENT TO FLY". ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2002 OWNER TOM WOODWARD GROUND RAN HIS EXPERIMANTAL "BABY BELL" HELICOPTER OM JOS BACLUARD/ HE STATED THAT THIS WAS ONLY AN ENGINE RUN, NO INTENT FLY THIS PROJECT. DURING RUNUP, THE AIRCRAFT TILTED UP NOSE HEIGHT AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS SIDE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ROTORS AND TAIL BOOM. MINOR INJURY TO MR. WOODWARD (CRACKED RIBS).

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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