# Incident 19801220088789I: Bell 47, Salinas, CA, December 20, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.6902° N, 121.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6902&lon=-121.6338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8104E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801220088789I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED TO DELIVER POWER DURING LEVEL FLIGHT. LESS THAN ONE GALLON FUEL IN TANKS.

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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