# Accident 20210101001599A: Bell 47D1, Marana, AZ, January 1, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2021, 13:15 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4096° N, 111.2184° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4096&lon=-111.2184&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74823, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74823) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6V4 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 32 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210101001599A

## Narrative

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

WHILE HOVER TAXIING BACK TO RAMP ON TAXIWAY, A CE-182 ENTERED THE SAME TAXIWAY APPROACHING THE HELICOPTER. PIC STATED THAT NO RADIO CONTACT COULD BE MADE WITH CE-182. CE-182 CONTINUED TOWARDS THE HELICOPTER AND ACCORDING TO PIC APPROACHED TO WITHIN 50 FEET OF HELICOPTER AT WHICH TIME THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO GAIN VERTICAL LIFT RESULTING IN LOW ROTOR RPM WHICH LED TO A HARD LANDING DAMAGING THE HELICOPTER.  DURING THIS, CE-182 TURNED ONTO TAXIWAY B2 AND PROCEEDED TO TAKEOFF.

## 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 WPR21LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA077), Jan 1, 2021: Bell 47D (N74823), Marana, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N74823 (1)

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

- [Accident 20150811016529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150811016529A), Aug 11, 2015: Bell 47D1 (N74823), Clanton, AL, Substantial damage. 08/11/2015 1500 Local time winds were observed as 340 at 10 KTS. Student pilot was manipulating the controls of N74823 a Bell 47D1 on final terminating with a…

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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