# Accident 19830714031479A: Bell 47J2A, Interior, SD, July 14, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1983, 17:30 local time
- Place: Interior, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7196° N, 101.9807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7196&lon=-101.9807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8545F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8545F-1989-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2A (registry code 1181106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2A
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 95 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830714031479A

## Narrative

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

#3 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BOLTS FAILED, MADE HARD ROTATION LANDING IN AREA OF ROUGH TERRAIN. CHOPPED OFF TAIL BOOM

## 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 DEN83LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA165), Jul 14, 1983: Bell 47J-2A (N8545F), Interior, SD, substantial damage

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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