# Accident 19830703070369A: Bell 47G2, Thomasville, IL, July 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1983, 08:00 local time
- Place: Thomasville, IL
- Airport: Rla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.4996° N, 89.7600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4996&lon=-89.7600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5185B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5185B-1989-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,715 total, 195 in this make and model, 258 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830703070369A

## Narrative

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

TAIL STRUCK THE GROUND WHILE FLARING TO LAND. PILOT BLAMES A WIND GUST. NO GUSTS REPORTED AT NEARBY FLIGHT SERVICE

## 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 CHI83LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA295), Jul 3, 1983: Bell 47G2 (N5185B), Thomasville, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5185B (1)

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

- [Accident 19800504012549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800504012549A), May 4, 1980: Bell 47G2 (N5185B), Panama City Bea, FL, Substantial damage. During hover turn on takeoff, helicopter developed nose heavy attitude. Crashed. Over gross weight and out of CG.

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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