# Accident 20030327003279A: Bell 47G3B2A, Lexington, KY, March 27, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2003, 16:15 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0392° N, 84.6089° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0392&lon=-84.6089&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47SN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47SN-2008-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G3B2A (registry code 1181025, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g3b2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2A
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435F1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,473 total, 29 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD03LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030327003279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 27, 2003, A BELL 47G-B3-2A RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE RESULTING FROM AN APPARENT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT MAIN ROTOR GROUND CONTACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER DAY VFR CONDITIONS IN THE LOCAL AREA FROM A PRIVATE HELIPAD BY AN APPROPRIATELY RATED COMMERCIAL PILOT. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE LEXINGTON AIRPORT (LEX), WHICH WAS 8 MILES WEST OF ACCIDENT SITE, NEAR THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE AS FOLLOWS: WINDS 210 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10, SKY CLEAR, TEMPERATURE 21C, DEWPOINT 10C, AND ALTIMETER 2984. NOTHING FOLLOWS.

## 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 IAD03LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA042), Mar 27, 2003: Bell BHT-47-G3B2A (N47SN), Lexington, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while maneuvering to land after a loss of engine power. A factor was the loss of engine power.

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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