# Accident 19830430016729A: Bell 47G2, Waymart, PA, April 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1983, 12:45 local time
- Place: Waymart, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5805° N, 75.3991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5805&lon=-75.3991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2829B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2829B-2021-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC O43523B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830430016729A

## Narrative

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

INTRODUCTORY DUAL FLIGHT. OBSERVED FLYING LOW. STRUCK A TREE. NO ANOMALIES FOUND.

## 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 NYC83FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA106), Apr 30, 1983: Bell 47G-2 (N2829B), Waymart, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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