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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G3B · Dallesport, WA · June 27, 1979

Date
June 27, 1979 · 18:30 local
Place
Dallesport, WA
Airport
The Dalles
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N73234
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA79DYM46
Reported as
Bell 47G3B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,183 total186 in this make and model226 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.

Pilot practicing autorotation landings. Rotor RPM decayed. Engine loaded up and failed to respond. Hit tail first

As the FAA filed it

PILOT PRACTICING AUTOROTATION LANDINGS. ROTOR RPM DECAYED. ENGINE LOADED UP AND FAILED TO RESPOND. HIT TAIL FIRST

NTSB investigation

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