# Accident 19830119001209A: Bell 47G2, Anchorage, AK, January 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1983, 13:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2202° N, 149.8490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2202&lon=-149.8490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2822B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2822B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 691 total, 45 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830119001209A

## Narrative

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

HARD PRACTICE LANDING ON A SNOWY PINNACLE FOR PRACTICE. IMPACT SEVERED TAIL BOOM. STUDENT ALLOWED RPM DECAY.

## 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 ANC83LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA035), Jan 19, 1983: Bell 47G-2 (N2822B), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2822B (2)

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

- [Incident 19840627054119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840627054119I), Jun 27, 1984: Bell 47G2 (N2822B), Mcgrath, AK. Became lost on a VFR flight landed on a river bank. Turned on ELT. State helicopter found the helicopter.
- [Accident 19740423012599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740423012599A), Apr 23, 1974: Bell 47G2 (N2822B), Seward, AK, Substantial damage. Upslope,too steep for lndg.w/s fogged.

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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