# Accident 19820615022539A: Bell 47G3B1, Kittanning, PA, June 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1982, 13:25 local time
- Place: Kittanning, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8287° N, 79.5187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kittanning, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8287&lon=-79.5187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9276Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9276Z-1984-01-10) (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 TVO435B1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 804 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FGM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGM11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820615022539A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING POWER LINE PATROL IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

## 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 NYC82FGM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGM11), Jun 15, 1982: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N9276Z), Kittanning, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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