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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47D1 · Lancaster, CA · April 7, 1976

Date: April 7, 1976
Place: Lancaster, CA
Airport: Fox Field
Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N917B
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX76FUQ32
Reported as: Bell 47D1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,644 total332 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N917BRegistered now · Bell 47D1S/N 606 · Built 1952 Airframe modelBell 47D1 Engine modelFranklin 6V4 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Practice autorotations from 4FT hover.

As the FAA filed it

PRACTICE AUTOROTATIONS FROM 4FT HOVER.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX76FUQ32Accident · No injuriesClosedLancaster, CAApr 7, 1976 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N917B · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19880413008899AAutorot Descent (Rotorcraft) · Taft, CADemonstrated an autorotation to hover. Flared too high. Tail rotor hit and broke off hitting main rotors on landingApr 13, 1988 · Substantial damage Accident 19870805082279APwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate · Taft, CALost all power. In autorotation heard bang. Aft part of tailboom severed by main rotors. Pilot moved cylic too fastAug 5, 1987 · Reported as Bell STC47 · Substantial damage