# Accident 19831001052579A: Bell 47G3B1, Pliny, WV, October 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1983, 09:45 local time
- Place: Pliny, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6204° N, 81.9874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pliny, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6204&lon=-81.9874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1334X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1334X-2003-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,625 total, 310 in this make and model, 287 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831001052579A

## Narrative

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

LONG LINE CAUGHT ON TREES AS HELICOPTER CLIMBED AFTER TAKEOFF. HAD NEGLECTED RELEASE LINE FOR THE PASSENGER FLIGHT.

## 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 ATL84FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA001), Oct 1, 1983: Bell 47G-3B1 (N1334X), Pliny, WV, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N1334X (1)

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

- [Accident 19830630033409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830630033409A), Jun 30, 1983: Bell 47G3B1 (N1334X), Townsend, MT, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency autorotation after engine quit from fuel exhaustion.

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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