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NTSB investigations: Bell 47G-2, 1983

9 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Bell 47G-2. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

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duckdb -csv -c "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\") = 1983
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1181008'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB MIA83LA196Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G-2 · Miami, FLThe student was a rated single eng, multiengine, land plt, but did not have a helicopter rating. During a dual instructional flt, he had just completed the final phase of an autorotation & the skids were on the ground, when he abruptly pulled the collective…Aug 5, 1983 · N471KC · Substantial damageNTSB ATL83LA291Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G-2 · Cumberland, KYThe plt was conducting local sightseeing flts from a school parking lot. The lot was about 75 yds by 35 yds. On the sidenear a highway there is a six-foot chain link fence the plt had to clear during each takeoff. After boarding the pax theplt hovered…Jul 25, 1983 · N9046A · DestroyedNTSB MIA83FA181Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBell 47G-2 · Lake Worth, FLAt 2037 EDT, the plt called palm beach tower & reported that he was east of lantana arpt at 500 ft, inbound for a landing at the palm beach arpt. Aprx a min later, there was another call from helicopter stating that it was going down, out of fuel. During an…Jul 7, 1983 · N366DJ · Substantial damageNTSB FTW83FA311Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportBell 47G-2 · Bethany, OKThe helicopter collided with trees and rolled over during a forced landing after engine failure. The plt had been takingpassengers up for sight-seeing for several hours. After the last flt he and his wife had departed the city park to fly back to the acft…Jul 3, 1983 · N2495B · DestroyedNTSB CHI83LA295Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G2 · Thomasville, ILThe helicopter tail rotor struck the ground during landing. The helicopter was engaged in aerial application and was returning to reload. The plt reported that at touchdown a gust of wind caused the tail rotor to hit the ground. Decatur winds were reported as…Jul 3, 1983 · N5185B · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83LA122Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G-2 · Zillah, WAThe rotorcraft made a hard landing after colliding with trees during an autorotation. The acft had experienced an enginefailure while on a repositioning flight between aerial application operations and was forced to land. The acft was autorotated into an…Jun 11, 1983 · N41721 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC83FA092Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportBell B47G-2 · Anchorage, AKThe helicopter experienced a tail rotor strike during a hard landing with a door open. According to the student pilot who is a commercial pilot working on an add-on helicopter rating, the left cockpit door unlatched and partially opened on the downwind leg…Jun 7, 1983 · N6140C · Substantial damageNTSB NYC83FA106Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBell 47G-2 · Waymart, PAThis was an introductory instructional flt. Witnesses observed the helicopter flying straight & level prior to the accident. The helicopter had impacted a 60-FT tree at about the 40-FT level. No preimpact failure/falfunction of either the airframe or engine…Apr 30, 1983 · N2829B · DestroyedNTSB ANC83LA035Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G-2 · Anchorage, AKThe helicopter made a landing during which the tail boom was severed. This was a dual instructional flight and accordingto the instructor, a high reconnaissance was performed before selecting their approach to the pinnacle. The pinnacle is a 3000 foot landing…Jan 19, 1983 · N2822B · Substantial damage