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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-2 · Salinas, CA · October 10, 1982

Date
October 10, 1982 · 06:55 local
Place
Salinas, CA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5159B
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LVM01
Reported as
Bell 47G2
Reported engine
Lycoming O43523
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,644 total1,356 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot felt jolt during lift off, then decaying rotor RPM. Crash occurred during autorotation.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FELT JOLT DURING LIFT OFF, THEN DECAYING ROTOR RPM. CRASH OCCURRED DURING AUTOROTATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.