19830925054069A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-4A · Wise, VA · September 25, 1983

Date
September 25, 1983 · 16:00 local
Place
Wise, VA
Airport
Lonesome Pine
Phase of flight
Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1400W
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83LA379
Reported as
Bell 47G4A
Reported engine
Lycoming VO540B1B3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,975 total13 in this make and model170 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Student allowed a tail rotor strike while transitioning to a hover from a power approach lost control. Rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT ALLOWED A TAIL ROTOR STRIKE WHILE TRANSITIONING TO A HOVER FROM A POWER APPROACH LOST CONTROL. 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.

Other reports on N1400W · 1

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