# Accident 19830210004969A: Bell 47G5, Irvine, CA, February 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1983, 10:45 local time
- Place: Irvine, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.6695° N, 117.8231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Irvine, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6695&lon=-117.8231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1375X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1375X-2016-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Reported engine: LYC VO435B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FUA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830210004969A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING A SPRAY RUN. CRASH LANDED. RINGS NOT SEATED IN CYLINDERS. LEAKED OIL INTO COMBUSTION AREA.

## 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 LAX83FUA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUA03), Feb 10, 1983: Bell 47G-5 (N1375X), Irvine, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1375X (1)

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

- [Accident 20110720017189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110720017189A), Jul 20, 2011: Bell 47G-5 (N1375X), Watsonville, CA, Substantial damage. While conducting agricutural spraying operations pilot misjudged distance from an electrical power line pole. Main rotor struck power line pole.

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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