# Accident 19821010052019A: Bell 47G2, Salinas, CA, October 10, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1982, 06:55 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.6410° N, 121.6199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6410&lon=-121.6199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5159B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5159B-1984-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC O43523
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,644 total, 1,356 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LVM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LVM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821010052019A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX83LVM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LVM01), Oct 10, 1982: Bell 47G2 (N5159B), 5nm East Of Sal, CA, substantial damage

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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