# Accident 19830731036789A: Bell 47G3B1, South Lake Taho, CA, July 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1983, 09:08 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9282° N, 119.9810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Lake Tahoe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9282&lon=-119.9810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11102, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435G1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,127 total, 830 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA366) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830731036789A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SAID POWER LOSS OCCURRED AFTER LIFT OFF CAUSING CRASH. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 8100 FEET.

## 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 LAX83FA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA366), Jul 31, 1983: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N11102), S. Lake Tahoe, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N11102 (3)

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

- [Incident 19910720059389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910720059389I), Jul 20, 1991: Bell 47G3B1 (N11102), Vancouver, WA, Minor damage. Engine rough. Forced landing in open field. Found a broken cylinder exhaust valve.
- [Incident 19910116004119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910116004119I), Jan 16, 1991: Bell 47G3B1 (N11102), Clackamas, OR. Fuel boost pump failure warning in flight. Precautionary landing in field. Replaced pump.
- [Accident 19791124037839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791124037839A), Nov 24, 1979: Bell 47G3B1 (N11102), Mina, NV, Substantial damage. Allowed rotor RPM to decay in low altitude hover. Descended. Made hard landing.

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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