# Accident 19820611024549A: Namer O47B, Porterville, CA, June 11, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1982, 18:20 local time
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Airport: Porterville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9598° N, 118.9203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9598&lon=-118.9203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4725V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4725V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American 047B (registry code 6402202, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-047b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright 1820G-2-3&5 (registry code 67025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-1820g-2-3-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER O47B
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820*
- People aboard: 404
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,315 total, 52 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820611024549A

## Narrative

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

ACTIVATED GEAR LEVER, FAILED TO CHECK GEAR DOWN VISUALLY. LANDED GEAR UP. RUPTURED FEL DRAIN. CAUSED GROUND FIRE.

## 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 LAX82DA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA216), Jun 12, 1982: North American 0-47B (N4725V), Porterville, CA, 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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