# NTSB Accident FTW99LA224
> **Bell 47G2** · 1999-08-17 · ARDMORE, OK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW99LA224
- **Event ID:** 20001212X19516
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-08-17
- **Location:** ARDMORE, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.190624, -97.110153
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 47G2
- **Registration:** N1774
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm which resulted in a hard landing.  A factor was the high density altitude.

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