# Accident 19830226005459A: Bell 47G2, Hardeeville, SC, February 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1983, 11:45 local time
- Place: Hardeeville, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.2697° N, 81.0696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2697&lon=-81.0696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5191B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,540 total, 160 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830226005459A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT COUPLING FAILED DURING FIRE BOMBING. AUTOROTATED INTO TREES. COUPLING LACKED LUBRICATION.

## 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 ATL83FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA122), Feb 26, 1983: Bell 47G-2 (N5191B), Hardeeville, SC, 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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