# Accident 19830129003239A: Bell 47D1, Riverview, FL, January 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1983, 13:00 local time
- Place: Riverview, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8661° N, 82.3265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverview, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8661&lon=-82.3265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74822, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,692 total, 4,969 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830129003239A

## Narrative

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

BIRD CAME THRU OPEN DOOR AND STRUCK PILOTS TEMPLE WHILE FLYING AT 15 FT AGL. IMPACT DAZED PILOT. HELICOPTER CRASHED

## 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 MIA83LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA069), Jan 29, 1983: Bell 47G2 (N74822), Riverview, FL, 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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