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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47J · Dowagiac, MI · September 7, 1981

Date
September 7, 1981 · 14:21 local
Place
Dowagiac, MI
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6734D
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FET12
Reported as
Bell 47J
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,532 total235 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Tail rotor struck dirt mound while landing in a farm field. Landed hard. Helicopter then rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK DIRT MOUND WHILE LANDING IN A FARM FIELD. LANDED HARD. HELICOPTER THEN ROLLED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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