# Incident 19781031027919I: Bell 47G5A, Greeley, CO, October 31, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1978, 09:15 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Weld Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 40.4233° N, 104.7091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greeley, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4233&lon=-104.7091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8135J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8135J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5A (registry code 1181034, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,123 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781031027919I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT PRACTICING AUTOROTATION FROM 3 FT. ON TOUCHDOWN. MACHINE ROCKED FORWARD, THEN BACK, DAMAGED TAILROTOR.

## Other reports on N8135J (1)

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

- [Accident 19961007031299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961007031299A), Oct 7, 1996: Bell 47G5A (N8135J), King City, CA, Substantial damage. During climb over power lines allowed rotor engine and airspeed decay. Unable correct. Settled with power to impact

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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