# Incident 19820725039449I: Bell 47H1, Fair Oaks, CA, July 25, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1982, 19:30 local time
- Place: Fair Oaks, CA
- Airport: Fair Oaks
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6080° N, 121.2670° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Fair Oaks Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6080&lon=-121.2670&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42403, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42403-1983-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47H-1 (registry code 1181011, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47h-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47H1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V350A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 60 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820725039449I

## Narrative

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

LOST RUDDER CONTROL ON APPROACH TO HELIPAD. MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING. WORN LEFT RUDDER PEDAL SLIPPED STOP.

## Other reports on N42403 (2)

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

- [Accident 19831213070059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831213070059A), Dec 13, 1983: Bell 47H1 (N42403), Paradise, CA, Destroyed. Helicopter pilot lost directional control during lift off and collided with 2 parked aircraft.
- [Incident 19820206012329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820206012329I), Feb 6, 1982: Bell 47H1 (N42403), Wilton, CA, Minor damage. Vibration from defective stabilizer dampers in hover. Student unable to cope. Made hard landing.

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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