# Accident 19830220005949A: Bell 47G3B2, Merced, CA, February 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1983, 16:55 local time
- Place: Merced, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.3114° N, 120.4704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merced, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3114&lon=-120.4704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88CP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435G1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 550 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830220005949A

## Narrative

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

OPERATOR REPORTED ENGINE FAILED ON A SPRAY RUN. HARD FORCED LANDING DAMAGED HELICOPTER. CAUSE UNDERTERMINED.

## 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 LAX83LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA112), Feb 21, 1983: Bell 47G3B-2 (N88CP), Merced, CA, destroyed

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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