# Incident 20100822043339I: Bell 47G, Highland Townsh, MI, August 22, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2010, 16:45 local time
- Place: Highland Townsh, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N125MR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N125MR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4200 series (registry code 27027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4200 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100822043339I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A CONFINED AREA, BETWEEN TWO OCCUPIED DWELLINGS. THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK THE WATER AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NEAR AN EMBANKMENT, IN APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET OF WATER. ALL THREE OCCUPANTS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT, AND MOVED THE SHORT DISTANCE TO SHORE. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

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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