# Accident 19800918041949A: Bell 47G4, Carmel, IN, September 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1980, 11:45 local time
- Place: Carmel, IN
- Airport: Helicopter Airway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9784° N, 86.1180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carmel, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9784&lon=-86.1180&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12PE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,532 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800918041949A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ON AUTOROTATION LANDINGS MADE HARD LANDING. SEVERED ANTI-TORQUE DRIVE. CFI TOOK OFF AGAIN, LOST CONTROL.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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