# Accident 19810511023259A: Bell 47G2, Orosi, CA, May 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1981, 08:00 local time
- Place: Orosi, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.5433° N, 119.2914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orosi, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5433&lon=-119.2914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1036Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1036Y-1982-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,950 total, 225 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVA38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810511023259A

## Narrative

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

LOST TAIL ROTOR CONTROL. STRUCK WIRES DURING LANDING SEQUENCE. FOUND TAIL ROTOR THRUST BEARING IMPROPERLY INSTALLED

## 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 LAX81FVA38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA38), May 11, 1981: Bell 47G-2 (N1036Y), Orosi, CA, destroyed

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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