# Accident 19810416016759A: Bell 47G2, Wingdale, NY, April 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Wingdale, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6355° N, 73.5699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wingdale, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6355&lon=-73.5699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N911X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N911X-2014-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435 (registry code 41516, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,770 total, 109 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FHM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810416016759A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED AUTOROTATION EMERGENCY LANDING AND CRASHED ON UNEVEN TERRAIN.

## 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 NYC81FHM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHM04), Apr 16, 1981: Bell 47G-2 (N911X), Wingdale, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N911X (2)

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

- [Incident 19900610065599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900610065599I), Jun 10, 1990: Bell 47G2 (N911X), Troy, AL, Minor damage. Engine quit after departure. Autorated to a safe landing. Found water in fuel. Checked sumps during preflight.
- [Accident 19820515016109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820515016109A), May 15, 1982: Bell 47G2 (N911X), Brookville, NY, Substantial damage. Engine lost power and pilot attempted precautionary landing. Helicopter turned over on soft ground.

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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