# Accident 19840216004089A: Bell 47G, Cedar Key, FL, February 16, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1984, 08:13 local time
- Place: Cedar Key, FL
- Airport: George T Lewis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1398° N, 83.0300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1398&lon=-83.0300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6357 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V350A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 268 total, 62 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840216004089A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED ROTOR RPM DECAY ON A HIGH HOVER. BEGAN TO TURN AND STOPPED BUT DROPPED VERTICALLY TO GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 MIA84FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA081), Feb 16, 1984: Bell 47-G (N6357), Cedar Key, FL, 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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