19851016054949I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 47G-2 · Orlando, FL · October 16, 1985

Date: October 16, 1985 · 09:20 local
Place: Orlando, FL
Airport: Executive
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N471KC
Reported as: Bell 47G2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total400 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N471KCRegistration cancelled Jan 24, 2018 · Bell 47G-2S/N 2422 · Built 1959 Airframe modelBell 47G-2 Engine modelLycoming VO-435 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Tail rotor struck ditch while hovering during instructional flight. Damage to rotor blades, drive shaft.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK DITCH WHILE HOVERING DURING INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. DAMAGE TO ROTOR BLADES, DRIVE SHAFT.

Other reports on N471KC · 2

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

Accident 20070317005159APwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate · Meridinville, AL(-23) Pilot stated that he had a loss of power and autorotated into a soft field for landing. The aircraft skids sank into the soil and caused the aircraft to rock foward allowing the rotor blades to impact the ground which caused the transmission to come…Mar 17, 2007 · Destroyed Accident 19830805043599APwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Miami, FLStudent pulled up collective after touchdown and full aft cyclid. Low RPM and aft cyclic, rotors severed tailboom.Aug 5, 1983 · Substantial damage