# Accident 19830706059889A: Bell 47G2, Lake Worth, FL, July 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1983, 20:40 local time
- Place: Lake Worth, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6090° N, 80.0506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6090&lon=-80.0506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N366DJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N366DJ-2012-10-09) (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 VO435A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830706059889A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL APPROACHING DESTINATION. CRASH LANDED IN A RESIDENCE FRONT YARD. PILOT NOT RATED IN A HELICOPTER.

## 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 MIA83FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA181), Jul 7, 1983: Bell 47G-2 (N366DJ), Lake Worth, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N366DJ (1)

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

- [Accident 19820820041719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820820041719A), Aug 20, 1982: Bell 47G2 (N366DJ), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. During simulated autorotation landing helicopter hit hard causing rotor blades to cut off tail rotor drive.

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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