# Incident 19810620048459I: Bell 47G4, Deputy, IN, June 20, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Deputy, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.7951° N, 85.6527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deputy, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7951&lon=-85.6527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1138W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1138W-2011-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4 (registry code 1181030, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,900 total, 3,000 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/19810620048459I

## Narrative

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

DEVELOPED HIGH DESCENT RATE AFTER TURN AROUND. POSSIBLE DESCENDING WITH POWER PHENOMENON.

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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