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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G · Sacramento, CA · May 13, 1975

Date
May 13, 1975
Place
Sacramento, CA
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N342L
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK75FVG66
Reported as
Bell 47G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,075 total54 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.

M/r blades hit tail boom. Practice autorotation.

As the FAA filed it

M/R BLADES HIT TAIL BOOM. PRACTICE 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 N342L · 1

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