# Accident 19831218061529A: Bell 47G3B1, Dummerston, VT, December 18, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1983, 11:25 local time
- Place: Dummerston, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9304° N, 72.5919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Dummerston, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9304&lon=-72.5919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48316, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C18 (registry code 03075, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,406 total, 679 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831218061529A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR HIT THE GROUND ON A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION LANDING. LOST LATERAL CONTROL. COLLAPSED A SKID. ROLLED OVER.

## 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 NYC84LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA055), Dec 18, 1983: Bell 47-G3B1 (N48316), Dummerston, VT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N48316 (2)

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

- [Accident 20160513007139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160513007139A), May 13, 2016: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N48316), Portia, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On may 5, 2016, at 0715 CST, a Bell 47G, N48316, registered to hammock flying service, inc, collided with the operator?s reloading truck in Portia, Arkansas,…
- [Accident 19950710017499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950710017499A), Jul 10, 1995: Bell 47G3B1 (N48316), Hammonton, NJ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crashed into trees on forced landing. Collective pitch control bearing failed, due worn out. No required inspection

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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