# Accident 19810701037689A: Bell 47G3B1, Salida, CO, July 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Salida, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5301° N, 105.9984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salida, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5301&lon=-105.9984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7863S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7863S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,275 total, 75 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTE50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810701037689A

## Narrative

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

FAST LANDING APPROACH, WIND SHIFT.  STARTED LATE GO AROUND.  HIT GROUND HARD  HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, GUSTY WINDS.

## 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 DEN81FTE50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE50), Jul 1, 1981: Bell 47G3B1 (N7863S), Salida, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7863S (2)

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

- [Accident 19960701015739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960701015739A), Jul 1, 1996: Bell 47G3B1 (N7863S), Gilroy, CA, Substantial damage. While engaged in aerial application, helicopter lost lift and crashed into a corn field.
- [Accident 19880321008439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880321008439A), Mar 21, 1988: Bell 47G3B1 (N7863S), Gobernador, NM, Substantial damage. Loud bang while herding horses. Autorotated to hard landing. Chopped tail off. Free wheeling unit worn beyond use.

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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