- Date
- February 20, 1983, 16:55 local (Feb 21, 1983, 00:55 UTC)
- Place
- Merced, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N88CPBell 47G3B-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830220005949A
- Case key
- 23623
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
Analysis
The eng lost power at about 20 ft AGL for undetermined reasons.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88CP
- Reported as
- Bell 47G3B-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 6705
- Airframe hours
- 3,440
- Engine
- Lycoming TVO-435-61A, 280 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Ag Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · April 23, 1982 · 94 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 12,000 total · 550 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.