# Accident 19830702074329A: Bell 47G2, Bethany, OK, July 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1983, 19:05 local time
- Place: Bethany, OK
- Airport: Wiley Post
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4999° N, 97.6401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4999&lon=-97.6401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2495B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2495B-2018-01-17) (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 VO435*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 735 total, 10 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830702074329A

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE DUE TO CONNECTING ROD FAILURE FROM LACK OF OIL. CRASH LANDED IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. ENGINE USED OIL.

## 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 FTW83FA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA311), Jul 3, 1983: Bell 47G-2 (N2495B), Bethany, OK, 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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