# Incident 19821018058919I: Bell 47G, Overton, NV, October 18, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1982, 16:00 local time
- Place: Overton, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N47VS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47VS-1990-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V4178*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821018058919I

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL. TAIL BOOM STRUCK THE GROUND ON AUTOROTATIVE LANDING TO A SLOPED SURFACE. NO SOLO ENDORSEMENT.

## Other reports on N47VS (1)

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

- [Accident 19890925036039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890925036039A), Sep 25, 1989: Bell 47G (N47VS), Corvallis, OR, Destroyed. Allowed student to hit runway several times during hover. Helicopter rolled over corroded motor mount fractured.

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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