# Accident 19830413014049A: Bell 47G4A, Charleston, WV, April 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1983, 11:15 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Kanawha
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3701° N, 81.5604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3701&lon=-81.5604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4749R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4749R-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,570 total, 639 in this make and model, 263 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830413014049A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT APPROACHING AIRPORT. CRASH LANDED ON A RAILROAD TRACK.CRANKSHAFT TIMING GEAR HAD FATIGUE BROKEN.

## 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 ATL83LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA160), Apr 13, 1983: Bell 47G-4A (N4749R), Charleston, WV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4749R (1)

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

- [Incident 19790711019069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790711019069I), Jul 11, 1979: Bell 47G4A (N4749R), Weston, WV, Minor damage. Engine quit due to carb ice.

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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