# Incident 19830526034949I: Bell 47G, Northridge, CA, May 26, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1983, 22:30 local time
- Place: Northridge, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2283° N, 118.5368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northridge, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2283&lon=-118.5368&mi=10
- Aircraft: N148B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N148B-2012-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V4200C32
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 1,415 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830526034949I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES ON PRECAUTIONARY NIGHT LANDING MADE DUE TO FOG, BAD COMPASS AND RADIO. DAMAGED ROTORS.

## Other reports on N148B (1)

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

- [Accident 19800823037639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800823037639A), Aug 23, 1980: Bell 47G (N148B), Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Engine malfunction caused pilot to abort takeoff. Crash occurred during emergency landing.

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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