# Accident 20081011850229A: Bell 47J2A, Florence, AZ, October 11, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2008, 09:45 local time
- Place: Florence, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9883° N, 111.3411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9883&lon=-111.3411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8567F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8567F-2019-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2A (registry code 1181106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2A
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 8 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081011850229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS DEPARTED KDVT AT 0900 MST EN ROUTE TO A REMOTE LOCATION LOCATED AT N32.59.30 W111.20.46.  THE PILOT STATES THAT UPON ARRIVAL TO THE LANDNG LOCATION HE FLEW OVER THE SITE AND ENTERED A DOWNWIND LEG AND BEGAN A SHALLOW DESCENT.  THE PILOT SAID WHEN HE MADE HIS BASE TURN HE EXPERIENCED AN ENORMOUS CHANGE IN WIND SPEED IN THE TAIL WIND COMPONENT.  THE PILOT SAID HE LOST TAIL ROTOR AUTHORITY.  HE SAID THE HORIZONTAL COMPONENT OF WIND CHANGED TO A VERTICAL COMPONENT WHICH CAUSED A VERTICAL DESCENT.  THE PILOT SAID HE ADDED FULL POWER AND THE HELICOPTER CONTINUED TO DESCEND.  THE PILOTS STATES AT 25 FEET THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO RESPOND TO TAIL ROTOR COMMANDS AND HE WAS ABLE TO STRAIGHTEN THE DESCENT PATH.  THE PILOT STATES THEY HAD A VERY HARD LANDING.  THE PILOT SAID THE AIRCRAFT CAME INTO CONTRACT WITH THE GROUND IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE.  THE PILOT STATES THAT AFTER CONTACT WITH THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURIES.

## 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 WPR09CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA008), Oct 11, 2008: Bell 47J-2A (N8567F), Florence, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for a wind shift encountered during the landing approach, which resulted in a hard landing and rollover. Contributing to the accident was the encounter with the…

## Other reports on N8567F (2)

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

- [Accident 19790214002939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790214002939A), Feb 14, 1979: Bell 47J2A (N8567F), Kissimmee, FL, Substantial damage. Tail rotor failure ocurred shortly after lift off,made hard autorotation landing.
- [Accident 19741102036569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741102036569A), Nov 2, 1974: Bell 47J2A (N8567F), Ft.Smith, AR, Substantial damage. Lnk failed due outer race rod brng of ptch chng lnk asmbly,Bell 47-541-183-1,slppd for undet reasn

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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