# Accident 19821005051099A: Bell 47G3B, Englewood, CO, October 5, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1982, 08:00 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Airport: Arapahoe
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5809° N, 104.8593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5809&lon=-104.8593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N204Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N204Z-2002-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B (registry code 1181026, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 65 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821005051099A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AND HELICOPTER  CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED. LOOSE FUEL LINE WAS DISCOVERED.

## 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 DEN83LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA002), Oct 5, 1982: Bell 47G3B (N204Z), Nr. Englewood, CO, destroyed

## Other reports on N204Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19730423009869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730423009869A), Apr 23, 1973: Bell 47G3B (N204Z), Billings, MT, Substantial damage. Nr 5 conrod bolts failed. Lnd on 30 deg slope in wooded clearing. Pipeline surveillance flt.

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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