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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-5 · Lompoc, CA · September 12, 1976

Date
September 12, 1976
Place
Lompoc, CA
Airport
Lompoc
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7915S
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX76FUQ48
Reported as
Bell 47G5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,250 total2,000 in this make and model100 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.

Rotor RPM decayed when pilot stretched gp to avoid fence. Breaker pts spring bkn on l mag.

As the FAA filed it

ROTOR RPM DECAYED WHEN PILOT STRETCHED GP TO AVOID FENCE. BREAKER PTS SPRING BKN ON L MAG.

NTSB investigation

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