# Accident 19840625032879A: Bell 47G2, Concord, CA, June 25, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1984, 09:09 local time
- Place: Concord, CA
- Airport: Buchanan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0010° N, 122.0298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0010&lon=-122.0298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N953, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N953-1998-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 39 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA366) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840625032879A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED SETTLING WITH POWER WHILE MAKING LOW SPEED APPROACH IN A CROSSWIND. ATC GAVE STUDENT DOWNWIND LANDING.

## 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 LAX84LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA366), Jun 25, 1984: Bell 47G-2 (N953), Concord, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N953 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810511025189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810511025189A), May 11, 1981: Bell 47G2 (N953), Oakland, CA, Substantial damage. Instructor allowed student to continue too FAR in simulated autorotation. Tail rotor struck ground.

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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