# Accident 19840930054909A: Bell 47G3B1, Lincoln, NH, September 30, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1984, 13:54 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0603° N, 71.6711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0603&lon=-71.6711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8588F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,527 total, 793 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FNC10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FNC10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840930054909A

## Narrative

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

DURING SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT, ENGINE CEASED OPERATION. STRUCK TREES. AIRCRAFT HAD LESS THAN 2 GALLONS OF FUEL.

## 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 NYC84FNC10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FNC10), Sep 30, 1984: Bell 47G-3B1 (N8588F), Lincoln, NH, substantial damage

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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