# Accident 19801008049739A: Bell 47G, Clarksville, TN, October 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1980, 09:45 local time
- Place: Clarksville, TN
- Airport: Outlaw
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6219° N, 87.4149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OUTLAW FLD (CKV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6219&lon=-87.4149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64877, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64877-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A&6V335 series (registry code 27020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,577 total, 560 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FKW02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKW02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801008049739A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED ROTOR SPEED TO DECAY ON AUTOROTATION LANDING.  HIT HARD, COPTER NOSED OVER.  CFI LATE ON RECOVERY TRY.

## 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 ATL81FKW02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKW02), Oct 8, 1980: Bell 47G (N64877), Clarksville, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N64877 (2)

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

- [Accident 19770624017689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770624017689A), Jun 24, 1977: Bell 47G (N64877), Weiwer, AR, Substantial damage. Fuel sample from tank contaminated vis one half mi acft used flood lights for night emerg lndg
- [Accident 19760701017749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760701017749A), Jul 1, 1976: Bell 47G (N64877), Beedeville, AR, Substantial damage. Plugs fouled in 3 cyls.

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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