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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G · Gettysburg, PA · May 7, 1980

Date
May 7, 1980 · 13:50 local
Place
Gettysburg, PA
Airport
Old Gettysburg
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9738Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FGT12
Reported as
Bell 47G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,155 total190 in this make and model106 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.

Allowed rotor RPM to delay on practice autorotation landing. Hit ground hard. Aircraft rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED ROTOR RPM TO DELAY ON PRACTICE AUTOROTATION LANDING. HIT GROUND HARD. AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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