# Accident 19820415009499A: Bell 47G, Stockton, CA, April 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1982, 07:00 local time
- Place: Stockton, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.8990° N, 121.4007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8990&lon=-121.4007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2879B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2879B-2012-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,074 total, 1,038 in this make and model, 238 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820415009499A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER HIT WIRES WITH TAIL ROTOR AS PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM FARM FIELD AFTER PICKING UP FLAGGER.

## 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 LAX82DA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA135), Apr 15, 1982: Bell 47G-2 (N2879B), Stockton, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N2879B (1)

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

- [Accident 19750804023149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750804023149A), Aug 4, 1975: Bell 47G2 (N2879B), Valencia, CA, Substantial damage. Practice autorotation. T/r hit grnd.

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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