# Accident 19841221067639A: Bell 47G, Chatsworth, CA, December 21, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1984, 16:30 local time
- Place: Chatsworth, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2793° N, 118.6091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2793&lon=-118.6091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N182JR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N182JR-2019-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6VS335A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841221067639A

## Narrative

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

DURING HOVER LANDING, LEFT SKID CONTACTED EMBANKMENT. DRIFTED TO RIGHT AND ROLLED OVER. WIND ALSO A FACTOR.

## 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 LAX85LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA079), Dec 22, 1984: Bell 47G (N182JR), Chatsworth, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N182JR (4)

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

- [Accident 19980528011249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980528011249A), May 28, 1998: Bell 47G (N182JR), Bunnell, FL, Substantial damage. On may 28, 1998, about 1630 eastern daylight time, a Bell 47G helicopter, N182JR registered to s & j investments, operated by wing and rotor international as a…
- [Incident 19940419013749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940419013749I), Apr 19, 1994: Bell 47G (N182JR), Ozark, MO, Minor damage. Student allowed forward speed o get too slow. Yawed left and began to sink. Made a hard landing.
- [Accident 19890902033339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890902033339A), Sep 2, 1989: Bell 47G (N182JR), Ozark, MO, Substantial damage. Main front skid brace broke from fatigue on practice autorotation landing. Rotors hit and helicopter rolled over.
- [Accident 19800226005179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800226005179A), Feb 26, 1980: Bell 47G (N182JR), Pacoima, CA, Substantial damage. Hit severe downdraft that damaged tail rotor & boom while flying through a mountain pass. 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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