# Accident 19800823037639A: Bell 47G, Bakersfield, CA, August 23, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1980, 17:00 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N148B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N148B-2012-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN STC6V4200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,228 total, 800 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVA64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA64) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800823037639A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE MALFUNCTION CAUSED PILOT TO ABORT TAKEOFF. CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 LAX80DVA64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA64), Aug 23, 1980: Bell 47G (N148B), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N148B (1)

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

- [Incident 19830526034949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830526034949I), May 26, 1983: Bell 47G (N148B), Northridge, CA, Minor damage. Struck wires on precautionary night landing made due to fog, bad compass and radio. Damaged rotors.

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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