# Accident 19820628029499A: Bell 47G3B1, Headland, AL, June 28, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1982, 07:00 local time
- Place: Headland, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.3496° N, 85.3406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3496&lon=-85.3406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12437, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12437-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 76 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820628029499A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER WAS POSITIONED FOR FUELING, MAIN ROTOR BLADE CONTACTED FUEL FLOW METER ON REFUELING TANK.

## 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 ATL82DA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA179), Jun 28, 1982: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N12437), Headland, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N12437 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770417008039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770417008039A), Apr 17, 1977: Bell 47G3B1 (N12437), Polson, MT, Substantial damage. Unmarked wires.

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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