19731217038399A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G3B1 · Twin Falls, ID · December 17, 1973

Date
December 17, 1973
Place
Twin Falls, ID
Airport
Twin Falls City
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8588F
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA74DYA17
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,416 total1,776 in this make and model53 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Stud prctcng pwr off autorot. Instr lvl helo aftcyclic,did not ck rtr RPM. Surf sft drt,grss.

As the FAA filed it

STUD PRCTCNG PWR OFF AUTOROT. INSTR LVL HELO AFTCYCLIC,DID NOT CK RTR RPM. SURF SFT DRT,GRSS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.