19740614015739A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G4 · Gaylesville, AL · June 14, 1974

Date
June 14, 1974
Place
Gaylesville, AL
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1160W
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA74DKJ61
Reported as
Bell 47G4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
713 total143 in this make and model28 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.

RPM deteriorated to 2800.lndd on slope main rotor blade flexed cut tail rotor drive shaft.

As the FAA filed it

RPM DETERIORATED TO 2800.LNDD ON SLOPE MAIN ROTOR BLADE FLEXED CUT TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT.

NTSB investigation

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