# Incident 19830416017709I: Bell 47G3B1, Fallon, NV, April 16, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1983, 12:15 local time
- Place: Fallon, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4737° N, 118.7779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fallon, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4737&lon=-118.7779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3097G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3097G-2015-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830416017709I

## Narrative

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

PILOT AUTOROTATED TO GROUND WHEN ENGINE QUIT. BEING USED FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES.

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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