19740112001249A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-5A · Aurora, CO · January 12, 1974

Date
January 12, 1974
Place
Aurora, CO
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2991W
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN74DTE43
Reported as
Bell 47G5A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,647 total209 in this make and model135 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Accident site snow covered. Hit tail first on demo autorotation.

As the FAA filed it

ACCIDENT SITE SNOW COVERED.HIT TAIL FIRST ON DEMO AUTOROTATION.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N2991W · 2

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