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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 47G4 · Brownsburg, IN · August 23, 1978

Date
August 23, 1978 · 19:40 local
Place
Brownsburg, IN
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N12PE
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI78FA071
Reported as
Bell 47G4
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
19,750 total280 in this make and model0 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.

Student and instuctor hovering allowed tail to contact ground breaking off rotor.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT AND INSTUCTOR HOVERING ALLOWED TAIL TO CONTACT GROUND BREAKING OFF ROTOR.

NTSB investigation

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