# Incident 19830817047639I: Bell 47J2, Silver Lake, KS, August 17, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1983, 21:10 local time
- Place: Silver Lake, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0998° N, 95.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver Lake, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0998&lon=-95.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47ZP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47ZP-1997-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2 (registry code 1181104, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830817047639I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON IRRIGATION DYKE. AS ROTOR RPM DECAYED LOOSE DIRT GAVE WAY ALLOWING A TAIL ROTOR STRIKE.

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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