19810913060219A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-2 · Farmingdale, NY · September 13, 1981

Date
September 13, 1981 · 17:30 local
Place
Farmingdale, NY
Airport
Republic
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
MTPA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6733D
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81FHJ17
Reported as
Bell 47G2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,615 total520 in this make and model123 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.

Main rotor blade struck ground during practice hover.

As the FAA filed it

MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK GROUND DURING PRACTICE HOVER.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N6733D · 1

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