# Accident 19830724039679A: Bell 47G2, Cumberland, KY, July 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1983, 20:45 local time
- Place: Cumberland, KY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9792° N, 82.9803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9792&lon=-82.9803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9046A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9046A-1993-04-02) (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 VO435*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,150 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830724039679A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLEAR AN OBSTACLE ON OVER GROSS TAKEOFF. BEGAN A TURN LOST LIFT SETTLED WITH POWER. ROLLED ON IMPACT.

## 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 ATL83LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA291), Jul 25, 1983: Bell 47G-2 (N9046A), Cumberland, KY, 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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