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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-3B-1 · Conrad, MT · February 24, 1974

Date
February 24, 1974
Place
Conrad, MT
Airport
Conrad
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7936S
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA74DTI18
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,170 total2,045 in this make and model48 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.

Idle speed adjusted too low. Eng quit drg practice autorotative ldg. M/r blades struck tail boom.

As the FAA filed it

IDLE SPEED ADJUSTED TOO LOW. ENG QUIT DRG PRACTICE AUTOROTATIVE LDG. M/R BLADES STRUCK TAIL BOOM.

NTSB investigation

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