# Accident 19800507011689A: Bell 47G, Gettysburg, PA, May 7, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1980, 13:50 local time
- Place: Gettysburg, PA
- Airport: Old Gettysburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 39.8306° N, 77.2341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gettysburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8306&lon=-77.2341&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9738Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9738Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1G (registry code 1180804, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,155 total, 190 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FGT12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGT12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800507011689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC80FGT12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGT12), May 7, 1980: Bell 47G (N9738Z), Gettysburg, PA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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