# Accident 19820611022679A: Bell 47B3, Douglas, WY, June 11, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1982, 09:29 local time
- Place: Douglas, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.7548° N, 105.3978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Douglas, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7548&lon=-105.3978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73221, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73221-1985-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B (registry code 1181026, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47B3
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,190 total, 4,700 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FTC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTC05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820611022679A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER DRIFTED INTO LOADING DOCK WHEN PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING LANDING.

## 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 DEN82FTC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTC05), Jun 11, 1982: Bell 47G-3B (N73221), Douglas, WY, 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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