# Accident 20030328030359A: Bell 47G, Lehighton, PA, March 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2003, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lehighton, PA
- Airport: Beltzville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8083° N, 75.7614° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8083&lon=-75.7614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17114 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD03LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030328030359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT: HELICOPTER PRIVATE: AIRPLANE HELICOPTER WAS RUNNING WHEN SKID BROKE, CAUSING THE HELICOPTER TO BECOME UNSTABLE, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED DAMAGE TO HELICOPTER. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## 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 IAD03LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03LA051), Mar 28, 2003: Bell 47G (N17114), Lehighton, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing, and his continued flight operations with a known discrepancy.

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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