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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-4A · Lafayette, LA · August 19, 1979

Date
August 19, 1979 · 19:15 local
Place
Lafayette, LA
Airport
Industrial Park
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1400W
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FRD50
Reported as
Bell 47G4A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,508 total235 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Instructor on demo of autorotation landing. Made hard landing. Rotors chopped off tailboom.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTOR ON DEMO OF AUTOROTATION LANDING. MADE HARD LANDING. ROTORS CHOPPED OFF TAILBOOM.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N1400W · 1

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