# Incident 19820206012329I: Bell 47H1, Wilton, CA, February 6, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1982, 10:00 local time
- Place: Wilton, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4130° N, 121.2127° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4130&lon=-121.2127&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42403, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42403-1983-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47H-1 (registry code 1181011, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47h-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47H1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V350A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820206012329I

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION FROM DEFECTIVE STABILIZER DAMPERS IN HOVER. STUDENT UNABLE TO COPE. MADE HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N42403 (2)

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

- [Accident 19831213070059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831213070059A), Dec 13, 1983: Bell 47H1 (N42403), Paradise, CA, Destroyed. Helicopter pilot lost directional control during lift off and collided with 2 parked aircraft.
- [Incident 19820725039449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820725039449I), Jul 25, 1982: Bell 47H1 (N42403), Fair Oaks, CA, Minor damage. Lost rudder control on approach to helipad. Made hard autorotation landing. Worn left rudder pedal slipped stop.

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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