# Accident 19801013076339A: Bell 47J, Yeehaw Junction, FL, October 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1980, 17:00 local time
- Place: Yeehaw Junction, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7032° N, 80.8836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yeehaw Junction, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7032&lon=-80.8836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16082, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16082-2011-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J (registry code 1181102, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 33 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DLD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801013076339A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WITH HELICOPTER.

## 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 MIA81DLD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLD04), Oct 13, 1980: Bell 47J (N16082), Yeehaw Jnction, FL, substantial damage

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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