# Accident 19811016068109A: Bell 47G4A, Wasco, CA, October 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1981, 09:00 local time
- Place: Wasco, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.5938° N, 119.3671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5938&lon=-119.3671&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7NB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7NB) (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
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DVA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811016068109A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 LAX82DVA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVA05), Oct 16, 1981: Bell 47G-4A (N7NB), Wasco, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7NB (1)

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

- [Accident 20040403004479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040403004479A), Apr 3, 2004: Bell 47G4A (N7NB), Shafter, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) During aerial application, the rotorcraft experienced loss of tail rotor authority. Further investigation revealed that all hangar bearings,…

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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