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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-4 · Bowie, MD · April 18, 1975

Date
April 18, 1975
Place
Bowie, MD
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N420MC
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD75DIA19
Reported as
Bell 47G4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,230 total1,230 in this make and model25 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.

Hard lndg,pulled back on cyclic tail rotor struck gnd.

As the FAA filed it

HARD LNDG,PULLED BACK ON CYCLIC TAIL ROTOR STRUCK GND.

NTSB investigation

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