# Accident 19820827042189A: Bell 47G2, Palo, IA, August 27, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1982, 09:15 local time
- Place: Palo, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0602° N, 91.7904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0602&lon=-91.7904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12412, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12412-2020-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-K-Copter 47G-2 (registry code 1181066, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-k-copter-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 315 in this make and model, 450 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820827042189A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION.

## 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 MKC82DA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA159), Aug 27, 1982: Bell 47G-2 (N12412), Palo, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N12412 (2)

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

- [Accident 19760729021969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760729021969A), Jul 29, 1976: Bell 47G2 (N12412), Oskaloosa, IA, Destroyed. Loud noise,like a backfire,prior to pwr loss.
- [Accident 19730320005549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730320005549A), Mar 20, 1973: Bell 47G2 (N12412), Hanlontown, IA, Substantial damage. Seeding new highway right of way,rotor blade hit sign post.

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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