# Accident 19940305008289A: Bell 47G2, Augusta, KS, March 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1994, 13:15 local time
- Place: Augusta, KS
- Airport: Augusta Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9601° N, 93.7194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9601&lon=-93.7194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6711D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6711D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,564 total, 718 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940305008289A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PRACTICING AUTORATATIONS STUDENT ALLOWED HIGH DESCENT RATE. CFI TOOK OVER TOO LATE. HARD LANDING CHOPPED TAILBOOM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI94LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA133), Mar 5, 1994: Bell 47-62 (N6711D), Aurora, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DUAL STUDENTS INADEQUATE FLARE AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S (FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR) DELAYED REMEDIAL ACTION.

## Other reports on N6711D (2)

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

- [Accident 19750826026199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750826026199A), Aug 26, 1975: Bell 47G2 (N6711D), SC, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19730831027009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730831027009A), Aug 31, 1973: Bell 47G2 (N6711D), Dalzell, SC, Substantial damage. Spray boom of acft hit spray boom of otr heli parked adjacent. Minor dmg to otr acft. No load abd.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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