# Accident 19801108063629A: Bell 47D, Panama City Bea, FL, November 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1980, 06:15 local time
- Place: Panama City Bea, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2332° N, 85.8771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panama City Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2332&lon=-85.8771&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9115R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9115R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4200 series (registry code 27027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,067 total, 1,067 in this make and model, 167 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FKJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKJ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801108063629A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR FAILED & HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. LOSS OF GREASE FITTING CAUSED LACK OF LUBRICATION.

## 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 MIA81FKJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKJ03), Nov 8, 1980: Bell 47D1 (N9115R), Panama City, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9115R (2)

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

- [Accident 19950822033149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950822033149A), Aug 22, 1995: Bell 47D1 (N9115R), Sidney, OH, Substantial damage. Hard landing in soybeans. Unable to pull more pitch to flare on practice landing. Chopped tail. Belated pitch use. (-23) a flight instructor and student on an…
- [Accident 19761001032119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761001032119A), Oct 1, 1976: Bell 47D1 (N9115R), Johnstown, OH, Substantial damage. Nr 1 & 2 conrod separated,camshaft bkn at 4 lobepwr plt-prior eng overspeed

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.