N48217
Bell 47G-3B-1
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on October 29, 1948.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Safety history
- April 28, 1982Accident
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING LANDING AT AN ELEVATION OF ABOUT 5280 FT MSL. THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 50 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. HE APPLIED FULL THROTTLE, BUT THE RPM DECAYED AND THE PLANE CRASH LANDED. A PARTIAL ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED THAT THE GROUNDING WIRE ON THE RIGHT MAGNETO WAS DISCONNECTED.