# Accident 20130828018289A: Bell-Transworld Helicopter Cor 47G-2, Wichita Falls, TX, August 28, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2013, 08:45 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Off Field Accident
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8006° N, 98.5097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8006&lon=-98.5097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8051E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8051E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Transworld Helicopter Cor 47G-2 (registry code 1181071, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-transworld-helicopter-cor-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435-A1D (registry code 42198, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL-TRANSWORLD HELICOPTER COR 47G-2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA523](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA523) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130828018289A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 28, 2013, AT 08:45 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELL-TRANSWORLD HELICOPTER CORP., N8051E, MODEL 47G-2, IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING A SIMULATED AUTOROTATION INTO A FIELD NEAR WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS.  THE HELICOPTER RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE MAIN AND TAIL ROTOR BLADES, TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX AND ATTACHED POINTS.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE UNINJURED.  THE HELICOPTER WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE STUDENT PILOT UNDER AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THAT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE RESIDENCE SOUTHWEST OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS.

## 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 CEN13LA523](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA523), Aug 28, 2013: Bell-Transworld Helicopter Cor 47G-2 (N8051E), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The delayed remedial action by the flight instructor during a simulated autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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