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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G · Charleston, WV · September 7, 1983

Date
September 7, 1983 · 11:55 local
Place
Charleston, WV
Airport
Kanawha
Phase of flight
To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N88754
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83LA354
Reported as
Bell 47G
Reported engine
Franklin 6V4200*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
554 total0 in this make and model1 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.

Lost rotor RPM after entering transitional lift on takeoff. Settled to a hard landing. Neither pilot qualified PIC

As the FAA filed it

LOST ROTOR RPM AFTER ENTERING TRANSITIONAL LIFT ON TAKEOFF. SETTLED TO A HARD LANDING. NEITHER PILOT QUALIFIED PIC

NTSB investigation

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