# Accident 19820913045699A: Bell 47G4, Madison, FL, September 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1982, 10:30 local time
- Place: Madison, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.4594° N, 83.4102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4594&lon=-83.4102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1151W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1151W-2006-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4 (registry code 1181030, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,960 total, 62 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82DA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820913045699A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DURING SPRAYING OPERATION. CRASH OCCURRED ATTEMPTING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 MIA82DA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA181), Sep 13, 1982: Bell 47G4 (N1151W), Madison, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1151W (1)

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

- [Accident 19820610021639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820610021639A), Jun 10, 1982: Bell 47G4 (N1151W), North Greenvill, FL, Substantial damage. Vision obscured by setting sun in turn around on a spray run. Allowed RPM decay, settled to hard ground impact.

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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