# NTSB Accident FTW89DPA03
> **BELL 47-D1** · 1988-12-02 · ALLEN, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW89DPA03
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27419
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-12-02
- **Location:** ALLEN, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.100025, -96.660148
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 47-D1
- **Registration:** N74124
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

UNQUALIFIED PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN LEVELING THE HELICOPTER DURING THE FLARE AND CONTRIBUTING TO THIS WAS HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE AIRCRAFT.

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