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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-3B-2 · Plymouth, MA · March 20, 1980

Date
March 20, 1980 · 09:30 local
Place
Plymouth, MA
Airport
Plymouth Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7943J
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FNA10
Reported as
Bell 47G3B2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
19,130 total14,005 in this make and model601 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.

Lost cyclic control returning to base. Made hard landing. Found collective torque tube had separated.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CYCLIC CONTROL RETURNING TO BASE. MADE HARD LANDING. FOUND COLLECTIVE TORQUE TUBE HAD SEPARATED.

NTSB investigation

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