# Accident 19820625024829A: Bell 47J2A, Corcoran, CA, June 25, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1982, 11:01 local time
- Place: Corcoran, CA
- Airport: El Rico
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0691° N, 119.5301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0691&lon=-119.5301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1141W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2A
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,820 total, 1,820 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820625024829A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER STARTED SPINNING AS PILOT LIFTED OFF. AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 LAX82DA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA234), Jun 25, 1982: Bell 47J-2 (N1141W), Corcoran, 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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