# Accident 19810425029809A: Bell 47D1, Okeene, OK, April 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1981, 18:00 local time
- Place: Okeene, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1171° N, 98.3167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Okeene, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1171&lon=-98.3167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7768, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7768-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell - K Copter 47D1 (registry code 1180843, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-k-copter-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,228 total, 1,218 in this make and model, 219 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DPJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPJ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810425029809A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO INITIATE A TIMELY POWER RECOVERY FROM PRACTICE AUTOROTATION WITH EXCESSIVE FORWARD SPEED.

## 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 FTW81DPJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPJ24), Apr 25, 1981: Bell 47D1 (N7768), Okeene, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7768 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910915039929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910915039929A), Sep 15, 1991: Bell 47D1 (N7768), Laurie, MO, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Victims drank beer. Went flying. Struck powerlines over lake. Crashed inverted into lake.

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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