NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX83FA366
Registry · N11102
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BELL 47G-3B-1
Year of manufacture
1965 · 18 years old at event
TCDS
2H3 · SCOTT'S-BELL 47 INC
Engine
LYCOMING TVO-435-GIA (280 hp)
Seats / Engines
3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19720607
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0325D
Registrant of record
FLY RIGHT AVIATION LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
DURING TAKEOFF OVER DESCENDING TERRAIN IN A MOUNTAINOUS AREA, THE RPM BEGAN DECAYING WHEN THE HELICOPTER HAD ACCELERATED TO 40 KTS & WAS ABOUT 75 FT AGL. THE PLT APPLIED MORE THROTTLE & INCREASED THE COLLECTIVE, THEN NOTED THAT THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE WAS DECREASING & THE RPM CONTINUED TO DECAY. THE HELICOPTER SETTLED TO THE GROUND, ROLLED ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE & CAME TO REST INVERTED. AN EXAM REVEALED NO REASON FOR THE LOSS OF POWER. THE DENSITY ALT WAS ABOUT 8100 FT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1983_LAX83FA366.txt.
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