# Accident 19810519026839A: Bell 47G4A, Aberdeen, WA, May 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1981, 11:15 local time
- Place: Aberdeen, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9752° N, 123.8114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aberdeen, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9752&lon=-123.8114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9457, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9457-2004-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,997 total, 352 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA81FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810519026839A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER STRUCK TREES IN WOODED AREA. CRASHED AND BURNED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS NOTED.

## 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 SEA81FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA035), May 19, 1981: Bell 47G-4A (N9457), Aberdeen, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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