# Accident 20060420011789A: Bell 47G3B1, Annville, PA, April 20, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2006, 20:30 local time
- Place: Annville, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3803° N, 76.6161° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3803&lon=-76.6161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22MP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22MP-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 740 total, 145 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060420011789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 20, 2006 AT 1620 EDT, A BELL 47, N22MP, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE HOVERING OUT OF GROUND EFFECT ABOUT 230 FEET AGL, IN A TAILWIND CONDITION.

## 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 NYC06FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA100), Apr 20, 2006: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N22MP), East Hanover Tw, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to hover out-of-ground-effect in a tailwind, and his failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor in the accident was the tailwind.

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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