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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 47G-3B-1 · Cut Bank, MT · February 26, 1987

Date: February 26, 1987 · 11:00 local
Place: Cut Bank, MT
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N83701
Reported as: Bell 47G3B1
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total100 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N83701Registration cancelled Feb 28, 2017 · Bell 47G-3B-1S/N 67-17128 · Built 1967 Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1 Engine modelLycoming VO-435 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Auto rotation landing after vibrations. Found dynamic balancer had separated main rotor head.

As the FAA filed it

AUTO ROTATION LANDING AFTER VIBRATIONS. FOUND DYNAMIC BALANCER HAD SEPARATED MAIN ROTOR HEAD.

Other reports on N83701 · 2

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

Accident 20000716009729AHolstein, NE(-23) Pilot was spraying with Bell-47 heli. Rapidly moving cold front produced "abnormal winds" as reported by witness. Witness observed heli pitch in a nose down condition of approx. 50 to 60 degrees. Pilot did not have time to react, and heli impacted…Jul 16, 2000 · No damage Accident 19970713018249ACrossett, ARHelicopter involved in aerial application, lost tail rotor power and auto rotated to the ground. (-23) on July 13, 1997, at 0600 CDT, a Bell 47G-3B-1 helicopter, N83701, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during a forced emergency landing near…Jul 13, 1997 · Minor damage