# Accident 20191107020869A: Bell 47G-2, Groveland, FL, November 7, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2019, 09:15 local time
- Place: Groveland, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4058° N, 81.8378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4058&lon=-81.8378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6746D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6746D-2023-02-04) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191107020869A

## Narrative

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

REF SO15 PTRS 202002081: THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING HOVERING PROCEDURES AND EXPERIENCED A HYDRAULIC ISSUE WITH THE CONTROLS. HE STATED THAT HE OVERREACTED TO THE SITUATION AND LOST CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER, HE FOUGHT THE CONTROLS FOR A MINUTE OR SO AND THEN HE BELIEVES HE EXPERIENCED A TAIL BOOM STRIKE, HARD LANDING, AND SUBSEQUENT ROLLOVER AND FIRE WHICH DESTROYED THE HELICOPTER. HE STATED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED TRAINING ON THE SITUATION HE EXPERIENCED BUT OVERREACTED DURING THE EVENT CAUSING THE ACCIDENT TO OCCUR. HE STATED THAT HE ACCEPTS FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 GAA20CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA062), Nov 7, 2019: Bell 47G (N6746D), Groveland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper cyclic input after a reported hydraulic failure, the reason for which could not be determined, and his failure to follow the emergency procedures, which resulted in a…

## Other reports on N6746D (2)

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

- [Accident 20020528014389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020528014389A), May 28, 2002: Bell 47G2 (N6746D), Bunnell, FL, No damage. (-23) Student pilot on 3rd leg of helicopter solo attempted takeoff from soft field and lost control and experienced dynamic rollover. Just prior to this the…
- [Accident 19920614020239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920614020239A), Jun 14, 1992: Bell 47G2 (N6746D), Danbury, TX, Substantial damage. Skid collapsed on running touchdown during practice tail rotor failure. Helicopter rolled over. Internal corrosion.

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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