# Accident 19820428012369A: Bell 47G3B1, Vernal, UT, April 28, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1982, 10:00 local time
- Place: Vernal, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4517° N, 109.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernal, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4517&lon=-109.5381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48217, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48217) (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
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,966 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FTM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTM11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820428012369A

## Narrative

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

DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING HELICOPTER CRASHED WHEN PARTIAL POWER FAILURE OCCURRED.

## 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 DEN82FTM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTM11), Apr 28, 1982: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N48217), Vermal, UT, substantial damage

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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