# Incident 20080731841299I: Bell 47G5A, Angleton/Lake, TX, July 31, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2008, 15:00 local time
- Place: Angleton/Lake, TX
- Airport: Brazoria County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1718° N, 95.4293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Angleton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1718&lon=-95.4293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58133, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58133) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5A (registry code 1181034, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080731841299I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MAINTENANCE GROUND RUN ON HELICOPTER WITH MECHANIC AT THE CONTROLS.  HELICOPTER SPUN AROUND SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ON GROUND STRIKING A MECHANIC STANDING NEXT TO AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N58133 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800327007149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800327007149A), Mar 27, 1980: Bell 47G5A (N58133), Fayetteville, PA, Destroyed. Lifted off helipad dolly in backyard. Struck residence on climbout. Factor; insufficient egress route.

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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