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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-2 · Hart, MI · December 1, 2012

Date: December 1, 2012 · 15:15 local
Place: Hart, MI
Airport: Hart-Shelby
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3755Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13LA086
Reported as: Bell 47G-2
Reported engine: Lycoming VO-435 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total

N3755ZRegistration cancelled Jun 28, 2023 · Bell 47G-2S/N 1698 · Built 1955 Airframe modelBell 47G-2 Engine modelLycoming VO-435 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Passenger reported that on a pleasure flight looking for deer the helicoptor seemed different, pilot acknowledged that "we're going down" just prior to flying into the tree tops. The crash occured in a heavily wooded swamp east of Hart, Michigan. The aircraft was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

PASSENGER REPORTED THAT ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT LOOKING FOR DEER THE HELICOPTOR SEEMED DIFFERENT, PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT "WE'RE GOING DOWN" JUST PRIOR TO FLYING INTO THE TREE TOPS. THE CRASH OCCURED IN A HEAVILY WOODED SWAMP EAST OF HART, MICHIGAN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN13LA086Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportWalkerville, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain altitude while maneuvering, which resulted in a collision with trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to fly at a low altitude, which did not provide enough margin to recover from the descent.Dec 1, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3755Z · 1

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

Accident 20190111007479AHover/Holding · Belen, NMOn January 11, 2019 a Bell helicopter 47 G-2 (N3755Z) registered to ernie l. brown, departed Belen Regional Airport (brg) in Belen, NM for a local VFR flight. The pilot attempted to hover out-of-ground- effect and the main rotor RPM decayed with the…Jan 11, 2019 · Substantial damage