# Accident 20110406006399A: Bell 47G, Torrance, CA, April 6, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2011, 13:54 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8036° N, 118.3439° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8036&lon=-118.3439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9FK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9FK-2017-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6V4 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 700 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110406006399A

## Narrative

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

04/06/2011 13:54 PST, N9FK, BELL 47G, ON LIFT OFF IN THE NON-MOVEMENT AREA ON THE WEST SIDE OF TORRANCE AIRPORT TIPPED OVER ON RIGHT SIDE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AT 061354 PDT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND MINOR INJURIES TO SOLE OCCUPANT.

## 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 WPR11LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA190), Apr 6, 2011: Bell 47G (N9FK), Torrance, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain adequate altitude during takeoff, which resulted in ground contact and a dynamic rollover.

## Other reports on N9FK (1)

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

- [Accident 19900504014009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900504014009A), May 4, 1990: Bell 47G (N9FK), Riverside, CA, Substantial damage. Student experienced dynamic rollover during low level hover practice. Apparently a skid touched during hover.

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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