# Accident 19811209079339A: Bell 47G4A, Encinal, TX, December 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1981, 09:00 local time
- Place: Encinal, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0405° N, 99.3545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Encinal, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0405&lon=-99.3545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8573F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8573F-2013-05-14) (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 VO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,278 total, 2,576 in this make and model, 208 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DRG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRG16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811209079339A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING AUTOROTATION AFTER POWER FAILURE ON LIFTOFF.

## 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 FTW82DRG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRG16), Dec 9, 1981: Bell 47G-4A (N8573F), Encinal, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8573F (1)

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

- [Accident 19790824027239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790824027239A), Aug 24, 1979: Bell 47G4A (N8573F), Alice, TX, Substantial damage. Tail rotor gear box bearing failed.

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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