19731229042089A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G2 · Greenville, MI · December 29, 1973

Date
December 29, 1973
Place
Greenville, MI
Airport
Greenville Municipal
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6738D
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI74DEM33
Reported as
Bell 47G2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,000 total2,560 in this make and model85 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.

Wind gusting 15K. Student pulld pwr off too fast. Tree in autorotatn path.

As the FAA filed it

WIND GUSTING 15K. STUDENT PULLD PWR OFF TOO FAST. TREE IN AUTOROTATN PATH.

NTSB investigation

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