# Accident 20020707017329A: Bell 47G2, Compton, CA, July 7, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2002, 11:45 local time
- Place: Compton, CA
- Airport: Compton Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8833° N, 118.2333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8833&lon=-118.2333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2483B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2483B-2011-02-07) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020707017329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 07-07-2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 1250 PDT, A BELL 47G-2 HELICOPTER (N2483B) EXPERIENCED VIBRATION AND A LOSS OF POWER WHICH RESULTED IN ITS AUTOROTATION TO THE GROUND AND, STRIKING OF POWER LINES AT THE 91 FWY AND ALAMEDA AVE, IN COMPTON, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT/OWNER WAS A COMMERCIAL PILOT, CONDUCTING A PERSONAL FLIGHT, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED, AND THE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE VFR. THE HELICOPTER ORIGINATED AT COMPTON AIRPORT. IT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX02LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA218), Jul 7, 2002: Bell 47G-2 (N2483B), Compton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure and separation of a fan belt for the engine cooling system. A factor in the accident was the inadequate annual inspection 14 hours prior to the accident.

## Other reports on N2483B (2)

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

- [Accident 19971003037629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971003037629A), Oct 3, 1997: Bell 47G2 (N2483B), Burbank, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Struck tail during autoration to golf course. Fuel tanks empty.
- [Accident 19760609027419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760609027419A), Jun 9, 1976: Bell 47G2 (N2483B), Eltopia, WA, Destroyed. Lost t/r ctl at low alt over wires,fell through wires.

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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