# Incident 19840805069759I: Bell 47G3B2A, West Glacier, MT, August 5, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1984, 15:00 local time
- Place: West Glacier, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9891° N, 114.2701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9891&lon=-114.2701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7965J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7965J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G3B2A (registry code 1181025, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g3b2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2A
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435F1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,385 total, 4,200 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840805069759I

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 DEN84LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA260), Aug 5, 1984: Bell 47G (N7965J), West Glacier, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7965J (2)

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

- [Accident 19980503008229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980503008229A), May 3, 1998: Bell 47G3B2A (N7965J), Stanwood, WA, Substantial damage. Sightseeing tours from Stanwood fairgrounds when the engine caught fire and the acft made an emerg landing. (.4)while reducing power in the initial climb in…
- [Incident 19880613045039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880613045039I), Jun 13, 1988: Bell 47G3B2A (N7965J), West Glacier, MT, Minor damage. Ground crew failed to tie metal pieces to net for sling loading. Wind blew one into tail rotor. Landed safely.

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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