# Accident 19830704031229A: Bell 47G4A, Wheeler, IL, July 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1983, 20:45 local time
- Place: Wheeler, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.0409° N, 88.3093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0409&lon=-88.3093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7069J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7069J-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,175 total, 0 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830704031229A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING HARD EMERGENCY LANDING. WATER FOUND IN TANK SUMPS AND RUST IN FUEL VALVE.

## 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 CHI83LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA292), Jul 5, 1983: Bell 47G-4A (N7069J), Wheeler, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7069J (1)

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

- [Accident 20100608034879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100608034879A), Jun 8, 2010: Bell 47G-4A (N7069J), Shaw Island, WA, Substantial damage. On June 9, 2010, during a telephone interview with the PIC, [privacy data omitted], he stated that the helicopter, Bell 47G (N7069J) which was equipped with…

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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