# Accident 20190506004139A: Bell 47G-2, Denton, TX, May 6, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2019, 10:11 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2022° N, 97.1981° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2022&lon=-97.1981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5990, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5990) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190506004139A

## Narrative

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

WHILE LANDING MAIN ROTOR STRUCK TAIL BOOM OF AIRCRAFT

## 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 GAA19CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA250), May 6, 2019: Bell 47G (N5990), Denton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's improper decision to instruct the student pilot to establish a hover and reposition the helicopter with a tailwind, which resulted in the student pilot's loss of pitch control.

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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