19790530019269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G · Spofford, TX · May 30, 1979

Date
May 30, 1979 · 15:10 local
Place
Spofford, TX
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3740G
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79DRG35
Reported as
Bell 47G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,241 total300 in this make and model181 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.

Engine stoped while hazing cattle. Auto rotated. Hit hard. Rotor dropped off tail boom. No engine trouble found.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPED WHILE HAZING CATTLE. AUTO ROTATED. HIT HARD. ROTOR DROPPED OFF TAIL BOOM. NO ENGINE TROUBLE FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N3740G · 1

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