# Incident 19830903067839I: Bell 47G2, Panama City, FL, September 3, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1983, 16:30 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1588° N, 85.6602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panama City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1588&lon=-85.6602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54522 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830903067839I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. DAMAGED TAIL ROTOR ONFORCED LANDING. WATER RUST IN FUEL AND FUEL SOURCE.

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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