# Accident 19820529042539A: Bell 47J2A, Marathon, FL, May 29, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1982, 18:45 local time
- Place: Marathon, FL
- Airport: Marothon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.7098° N, 81.0798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7098&lon=-81.0798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73268, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73268-2014-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2A (registry code 1181106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2A
- Reported engine: LYC VO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,613 total, 270 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82DA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820529042539A

## Narrative

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

REAR OF SKID CAUGHT UNDER BOARDWALK ON ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF. HELICOPTER CRASHED AND TURNED. PILOTS STORY DIFFERS.

## 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 MIA82DA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA125), May 29, 1982: Bell 47J-2A (N73268), Marathon, FL, destroyed

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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