# Accident 19830520020619A: Bell 47G3B1, Montrose, CO, May 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1983, 09:43 local time
- Place: Montrose, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.4891° N, 107.8706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4891&lon=-107.8706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1129W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,874 total, 342 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830520020619A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW INTO WEATHER ATTEMPTING TO CONTINUE UP MOUNTAIN SLOPE. BLADE STRUCK GROUND AND HELICOPTER DISINTEGRATED.

## 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 DEN83LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA115), May 20, 1983: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N1129W), Montrose, CO, 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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