# Accident 19830630033409A: Bell 47G3B1, Townsend, MT, June 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1983, 09:40 local time
- Place: Townsend, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4806° N, 111.3407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4806&lon=-111.3407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1334X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1334X-2003-03-19) (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: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,260 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830630033409A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY AUTOROTATION AFTER ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 DEN83LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA154), Jun 30, 1983: Bell 47G-3B-1 Soloy (N1334X), Townsend, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1334X (1)

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

- [Accident 19831001052579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831001052579A), Oct 1, 1983: Bell 47G3B1 (N1334X), Pliny, WV, Destroyed. Long line caught on trees as helicopter climbed after takeoff. Had neglected release line for the passenger flight.

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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