# Incident 19840627054119I: Bell 47G2, Mcgrath, AK, June 27, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1984, 14:19 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.9564° N, 155.5958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGrath, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9564&lon=-155.5958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2822B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2822B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 850 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840627054119I

## Narrative

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

BECAME LOST ON A VFR FLIGHT LANDED ON A RIVER BANK. TURNED ON ELT. STATE HELICOPTER FOUND THE HELICOPTER.

## Other reports on N2822B (2)

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

- [Accident 19830119001209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830119001209A), Jan 19, 1983: Bell 47G2 (N2822B), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Hard practice landing on a snowy pinnacle for practice. Impact severed tail boom. Student allowed RPM decay.
- [Accident 19740423012599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740423012599A), Apr 23, 1974: Bell 47G2 (N2822B), Seward, AK, Substantial damage. Upslope,too steep for lndg.w/s fogged.

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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