# Accident 19820703027469A: Bell 47G2A1, Mertzon, TX, July 3, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1982, 11:30 local time
- Place: Mertzon, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2595° N, 100.8194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2595&lon=-100.8194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73983, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73983-2013-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A-1 (registry code 1181014, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A1
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,464 total, 186 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82IA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82IA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820703027469A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF HELICOPTER AND CLAIMED TAIL ROTOR FAILURE. HOWEVER INVESTIGATION REVEALED OVERLOAD FAILURE.

## 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 FTW82IA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82IA268), Jul 3, 1982: Bell 47G2A1 (N73983), Near Mertzon, TX, incident, minor 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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