# Incident 19840805047229I: Bell 47G3B1, Mesa, WA, August 5, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1984, 12:23 local time
- Place: Mesa, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.5735° N, 119.0013° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5735&lon=-119.0013&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3096G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3096G-2025-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840805047229I

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO HIS OWN DOWNWASH TURNING DOWNWIND AND SETTLED WITH POWER TO AN UNSCHEDULED HARD LANDING.

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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