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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Providence, RI · December 2, 1980

Date
December 2, 1980 · 11:30 local
Place
Providence, RI
Airport
Green State
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2775F
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81DNA04
Reported as
Bell 206B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,365 total428 in this make and model114 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Failed to flare properly on practice autorotation landing. Impact caused rotors to severe tail boom.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO FLARE PROPERLY ON PRACTICE AUTOROTATION LANDING. IMPACT CAUSED ROTORS TO SEVERE TAIL BOOM.

NTSB investigation

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