# Accident 19830927053059A: Bell 47G4A, Catarina, TX, September 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1983, 15:00 local time
- Place: Catarina, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3502° N, 99.6153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Catarina, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3502&lon=-99.6153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7919S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7919S-2018-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,772 total, 57 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830927053059A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED TAIL ROTOR TO CONTACT PLATFORM DURING LIFT OFF. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER AND CAUGHT FIRE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N7919S (1)

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

- [Incident 19780206006109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780206006109I), Feb 6, 1978: Bell 47G4A (N7919S), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. Pilot experienced sudden power loss, made a hard rutorotation. Engine checked ok, no cause found.

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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