# Accident 19830907048949A: Bell 47G, Charleston, WV, September 7, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1983, 11:55 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Kanawha
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3704° N, 81.5597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3704&lon=-81.5597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88754, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88754) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4200 series (registry code 27027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V4200*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 554 total, 0 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA354) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830907048949A

## Narrative

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

LOST ROTOR RPM AFTER ENTERING TRANSITIONAL LIFT ON TAKEOFF.  SETTLED TO A HARD LANDING. NEITHER PILOT QUALIFIED PIC

## 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 ATL83LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA354), Sep 7, 1983: Bell 47G (N88754), Charleston, WV, substantial damage

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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