# Incident 19830206007729I: Bell 47G2, Corona, CA, February 6, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1983, 12:00 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8753° N, 117.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8753&lon=-117.5664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9021R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9021R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Continental Copters 47G2 (registry code 1181069, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-continental-copters-47g2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435-A1F (registry code 42200, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-a1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 960 total, 250 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830206007729I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD YAW PROBLEMS DURING HOVERING. FOUND TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT FAILED.

## Other reports on N9021R (3)

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

- [Accident 20120101000549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120101000549A), Jan 1, 2012: Bell-Continental Copters Inc. 47G2 (N9021R), Lohn, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he did a pre flight inspection per the operator's manual, loaded his passenger for the purpose of pasture count of deer on hunting leases. On the…
- [Accident 19981211033299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981211033299A), Dec 11, 1998: Bell 47G2 (N9021R), Helendale, CA, Substantial damage. (.19)On December 11, 1998, at 1645 hours pacific standard time, a Bell 47G2, N9021R, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing near Helendale,…
- [Accident 19970812021809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970812021809A), Aug 12, 1997: Bell 47G2 (N9021R), Mojave, CA, Substantial damage. On August 12, 1997, at 1000 pacific daylight time, a Bell 47G2, N9021R, la ned hard on runway 4 at the Mojave, California airport. The local area instructional…

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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