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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-2 · Watsonville, CA · September 21, 1985

Date: September 21, 1985 · 11:00 local
Place: Watsonville, CA
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2874B
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX85LA400
Reported as: Bell 47G2
Reported engine: Lycoming VO435A1D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 19,236 total6,448 in this make and model213 in the last 90 days

N2874BRegistration cancelled Mar 10, 1988 · Bell 47G-2S/N 1987 Airframe modelBell 47G-2

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What happened

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Hard landing, power to main rotor lost. Transmission free wheeling unit had broken springs, rollers would not lock.

As the FAA filed it

HARD LANDING, POWER TO MAIN ROTOR LOST. TRANSMISSION FREE WHEELING UNIT HAD BROKEN SPRINGS, ROLLERS WOULD NOT LOCK.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX85LA400Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWatsonville, CADuring an ag flt, at abt 5 ft AGL, the plt heard a loud bang, the eng oversped, & all pwr to the rotor blades was lost. The plt attempted to immediately land in the underlying field, but had insufficient altitude/airspeed to autorotate. The acft touched down,…Sep 21, 1985 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2874B · 1

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

Accident 19751214038589ALow Level Operations · Salinas, CAPwr lines into sun. Spraying broccoli.Dec 14, 1975 · Substantial damage