# Accident 19840223004939A: Bell 47G4A, Dixon, CA, February 23, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1984, 16:00 local time
- Place: Dixon, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.3910° N, 121.8108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3910&lon=-121.8108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9017N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9017N-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4 (registry code 1181030, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4) (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: 1,972 total, 743 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840223004939A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING DURING CROP DUSTING OPERATION.

## 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 LAX84LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA194), Feb 24, 1984: Bell 47-G4A (N9017N), Dixon, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N9017N (1)

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

- [Accident 20030613011409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030613011409A), Jun 13, 2003: Bell 47G4 (N9017N), Portervill, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) After completing application on a field the pilot returned to truck for fuel and chemical for the next corn field. Instead of flying west to the next…

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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