# Incident 19830825049819I: Bell 47G5A, Sulphur, LA, August 25, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1983, 19:15 local time
- Place: Sulphur, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.2298° N, 93.3563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sulphur, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2298&lon=-93.3563&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14807, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5A (registry code 1181034, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,400 total, 4,200 in this make and model, 480 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830825049819I

## Narrative

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

FIVE INCHES OF THE STABILIZER BAR SEPARATED WHILE SPRAYING A POND. VIBRATION OCCURRED. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N14807 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840621029389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840621029389A), Jun 21, 1984: Bell 47G5A (N14807), Houma, LA, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after power failure because fuel control governor spring had broken.

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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