# Incident 19821117064829I: Bell 47H1, Detroit, MI, November 17, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1982, 13:45 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2831B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2831B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47H-1 (registry code 1181011, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47h-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47H1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V4200C32
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 100 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821117064829I

## Narrative

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

FUMES IN COCKPIT. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. CRANKCASE BREATHER VENT TUBE HAD SEPARATED FROM ENGINE.

## Other reports on N2831B (2)

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

- [Incident 19990312016329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990312016329I), Mar 12, 1999: Bell 47H1 (N2831B), Ontario, CA. (-5) The pilot of a Bell helicopter BHT-47 reported to the Ontario tower that he had a loss of engine power. The pilot made a precautionary landing in a dirt…
- [Accident 19940604014999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940604014999A), Jun 4, 1994: Bell 47H1 (N2831B), Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. During practice autorotations to a field allowed rotor RPM decay. Landed hard. Main rotors flexed. Chopped tailboom

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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