# Accident 19840528019279A: Bell 47G2, Woodland, CA, May 28, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1984, 15:22 local time
- Place: Woodland, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.7093° N, 121.8494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7093&lon=-121.8494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94218 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,439 total, 280 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840528019279A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTS HELICOPTER ENCOUNTERED A THERMAL WHIRLWIND ON TURN AROUND. MAY HAVE HAD A SETTLING WITH POWER FACTOR.

## 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 LAX84LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA318), May 28, 1984: Bell 47G-2 (N94218), Woodland, CA, destroyed

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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