# Incident 20030302002299I: Bell 47D1, Torrance, CA, March 2, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2003, 12:30 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9421H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9421H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 216 total, 3 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030302002299I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A NORMAL APPROACH TO A HOVER, THE PILOT MADE UNCONTROLLED CONTACT WITH THE GROUND (GRASSY AREA) SHORT OF THE HELIPAD, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SKID, TAIL ROTOR AND TAIL ROTOR GUARD.

## Other reports on N9421H (1)

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

- [Accident 19780218002349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780218002349A), Feb 18, 1978: Bell 47D1 (N9421H), Buttonwillow,Ca, CA, Substantial damage. Yoke tail rotor hub pn 47-641-057-9

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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