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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G2 · Brook, IN · July 20, 1985

Date
July 20, 1985 · 15:05 local
Place
Brook, IN
Airport
Brook
Phase of flight
Sfl Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1345A
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85FA301
Reported as
Bell 47G2
Reported engine
Lycoming VO435A1E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total1,800 in this make and model35 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.

On practice autorotation, rotor rpms decaxed. Unable to recover with power. Hit hard, bounced onto canopy.

As the FAA filed it

ON PRACTICE AUTOROTATION, ROTOR RPMS DECAXED. UNABLE TO RECOVER WITH POWER. HIT HARD, BOUNCED ONTO CANOPY.

NTSB investigation

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