# Accident 20150129002439A: Bell-Watson 47-G, North Little Ro, AR, January 29, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2015, 17:00 local time
- Place: North Little Ro, AR
- Airport: North Little Rock Municipal Ai
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8347° N, 92.2586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8347&lon=-92.2586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43762, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43762-2017-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Watson 47-G (registry code 1181077, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-watson-47-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL-WATSON 47-G
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150129002439A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 CST ON 1/29/2015, BELL/WATSON 47G EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING DURING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION WHILE PRACTICING AUTOROTATIONS.  THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE UNINJURED.  THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE HARD LANDING.

## 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 CEN15LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA131), Jan 29, 2015: Bell-Watson 47 G (N43762), North Little Rock, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain adequate rotor rpm during the practice touchdown autorotation, which resulted in a subsequent loss of helicopter control and impact with terrain.

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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