# Accident 19850316007679A: Bell 47G, Erin, TN, March 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1985, 14:45 local time
- Place: Erin, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3103° N, 87.6993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3103&lon=-87.6993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73DB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73DB-1993-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Daytona Beach 47-G (registry code 1181017, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-daytona-beach-47-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,154 total, 75 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850316007679A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING DURING AUTOROTATION OVER POWERLINES DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. NO STC FOR ENGINE ON HELICOPTER.

## 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 ATL85LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA121), Mar 16, 1985: Bell 47G (N73DB), Erin, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N73DB (1)

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

- [Accident 19870904050259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870904050259A), Sep 4, 1987: Bell 47G (N73DB), New Port Richey, FL, Substantial damage. Landed on aft part of skids on a practice autorotation. Rocked forward used aft cyclic and rotors chopped tailboom.

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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