# Accident 20121201025909A: Bell 47G-2, Hart, MI, December 1, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2012, 15:15 local time
- Place: Hart, MI
- Airport: Hart-Shelby
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6750° N, 86.1072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6750&lon=-86.1072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3755Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3755Z-2023-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING VO-435 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121201025909A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN13LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA086), Dec 1, 2012: Bell 47G-2 (N3755Z), Walkerville, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N3755Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20190111007479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190111007479A), Jan 11, 2019: Bell 47G-2 (N3755Z), Belen, NM, Substantial damage. On 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.…

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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