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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 47G2A · North Myrtle Be, SC · July 20, 1988

Date: July 20, 1988 · 18:00 local
Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
Airport: Grand Strand
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N202CH
Reported as: Bell 47G2A
Reported engine: Franklin 6V350A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,700 total400 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N202CHRegistered now · Bell 47D1S/N 301 · Built 1951 Airframe modelBell 47D1 Engine modelLycoming VO-435 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Severe vibration when tail rotor blade departed. Autorotation to landing. Gear box lost. Blade separated from grip.

As the FAA filed it

SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN TAIL ROTOR BLADE DEPARTED. AUTOROTATION TO LANDING. GEAR BOX LOST. BLADE SEPARATED FROM GRIP.

Other reports on N202CH · 3

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

Accident 20160420006219AManeuver · Lancaster, PAThe CFI was demonstrating an auto rotation while conducting a flight review. The maneuver was initiated at approximately 1200 feet above ground level (AGL). During the maneuver, the CFI was not satisfied with the engine and rotor indications and initiated a…Apr 20, 2016 · Substantial damage Incident 19900419020749IPwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate · North Myrtle Be, SCEngine failed due to fuel exhaustion. Made a power off autoratation onto a road.Apr 19, 1990 · Minor damage Accident 19870425011399ALevel Off Touchdown · Rolling Fork, MSThe helicopter landed hard and rolled over after a downwind approach.Apr 25, 1987 · Reported as Bell 47G2 · Substantial damage