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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Bell 47G · Gettysburg, PA · July 12, 1980

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Date
July 12, 1980 · 12:00 local
Place
Gettysburg, PA
Airport
Doersom
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2795A
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FGT16
Reported as
Bell 47G
Reported engine
Franklin 6V335A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
694 total547 in this make and model249 in the last 90 days
N2795ARegistered now · Bell 47GS/N 471Airframe modelBell 47GEngine modelFranklin 6A4200 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failed and instructor made emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED AND INSTRUCTOR MADE EMERGENCY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC80FGT16Accident · No injuriesClosedGettysburg, PAJul 12, 1980 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2795A · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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