# NTSB investigations: Bell 47D1, 1982

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CHI83LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA027.md): Bell 47D1 · Georgetown, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 1982 · N929B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot started to takeoff from area that was difficult to exit. He relanded once. During the 2nd attempt to fly out, the helicopter collided with trees and crashed. The pilot was not rated in helicopters, but he said he had soloed.
- [NTSB ATL82DA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA183.md): Bell 47D1 · Louisville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 2, 1982 · N929B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was en route to have a radio installed when the engine lost power. He made an autorotative landing in an open field. When the helicopter contacted the ground, the main rotor, tail rotor, tail boom, and skids were damaged. The pilot stated that he…
- [NTSB CHI82DA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA196.md): Bell 47D1 · Le Sueur, MN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 29, 1982 · N4251A · Substantial damage
  > During a spraying operation, the aircraft was being refueled from a 200 gal fuel tank, mounted on the rear of a truck. The truck was parked on a slight slope with the outlet for the servicing hose at the lower end. After the helicopter was serviced with 14…
- [NTSB ATL82DA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA150.md): Bell 47D1 · Blountville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 29, 1982 · N10065 · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft lost power at 100 feet above ground level. An autorotation was attempted to a highway. The hard landing resulted in the main rotor severing the tail.
- [NTSB FTW82DA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA189.md): Bell 47D-1 · Harrisburg, AR · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 20, 1982 · N93067 · Substantial damage
  > During an agricultural spraying operation the pilot turned downwind and the tail rotor struck a rice dike. The pilot lost control and the aircraft landed hard. The main rotor severed the tail boom. Investigation revealed the aircraft had been loaded within…
- [NTSB NYC82DHD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DHD11.md): Bell 47G · New Egypt, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · May 1, 1982 · N1002P · Destroyed
  > The pilot stated that he was about to finish spraying the field and had only two passes remaining when the accident occurred. Passes were made to the north and south with the wind from the west at 5 to 10 knots. After completing a pass to the south, he pulled…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1982
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1180802'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1180802&year=1982

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