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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-5 · Crane, TX · July 16, 1985

Date
July 16, 1985 · 06:45 local
Place
Crane, TX
Airport
Crane
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8197J
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85LA288
Reported as
Bell 47G5
Reported engine
Lycoming VO435B1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
21,534 total560 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine quit on liftoff from transport trailer. Skid caught edge of trailer. Main rotor blades hit ground and trailer.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON LIFTOFF FROM TRANSPORT TRAILER.SKID CAUGHT EDGE OF TRAILER.MAIN ROTOR BLADES HIT GROUND AND TRAILER.

NTSB investigation

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