# Accident 19820821043459A: Bell 47G2A, Washington, IA, August 21, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1982, 19:15 local time
- Place: Washington, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2897° N, 91.6910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2897&lon=-91.6910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73205, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73205-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A (registry code 1181012, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 280 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820821043459A

## Narrative

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

LOST CYCLIC CONTROL DURING AERIAL TAXI TO GAS PIT. UNSECURED BOLT ASSEMBLY FELL OUT AFTER RECENT MAINTENANCE.

## 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 MKC82DA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA151), Aug 22, 1982: Bell 47G-2A (N73205), Washington, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73205 (2)

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

- [Accident 19780515012519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780515012519A), May 15, 1978: Bell 47B3 (N73205), Rio Grande C., TX, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19750908029449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750908029449A), Sep 8, 1975: Bell 47G2A (N73205), MO, 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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