# NTSB NYC81FNA19: Bell 47G-3B, N59415, Pawtucket, RI, July 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1981
- Place: Pawtucket, RI · PAWTUCKET, RI
- Location: 41.8748° N, 71.3733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pawtucket, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8748&lon=-71.3733&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FNA19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2002   81/7/8    PAWTUCKET,RI        BELL 47G-3B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0935                    N59415              PX-  0  0  1  POWER/PIPELINE            AGE 65, 7105 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            6327 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH CENTRAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAWTUCKET,RI                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- R SKID CONTACTED 22 INCH TWY LGT DRG HOVER TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59415](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59415-2006-07-28), registration cancelled 2006-07-28, S/N 6871, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-3B
- Registry model: [Bell 47G3B2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g3b2a) (registry code 1181025) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TVO-435-GIA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (registry code 41526, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: North Central

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810708046139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810708046139A), Jul 8, 1981: Bell 47G, Pawtucket, RI, Destroyed. Helicopter skid caught on taxiway light as it was lifting off, causing it to tip onto it's side.

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.

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