# Accident 20040213002879A: Bell 47G3B1, Kremmling, CO, February 13, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2004, 14:30 local time
- Place: Kremmling, CO
- Airport: Mc Elroy Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0533° N, 106.3683° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0533&lon=-106.3683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83702, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83702-2017-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-B1A (registry code 41938, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 679 total, 260 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040213002879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 02-20-04 PILOT REPORTED A HARD LANDING HAD OCCURRED THE PREVIOUS WEED DURING PRACTICE AUTOROTATION LANDINGS. DAMAGE INCLUDED A SHEARED TAILROTOR SHORT SHAFT, BENT TAILROTOR GUARD, BENT TAILROTOR BLADES AND TAILBOOM DAMAGE.

## 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 DEN04LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA047), Feb 13, 2004: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N83702), Kremmling, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to attain landing flare and maintain adequate rotor rpm.

## Other reports on N83702 (1)

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

- [Accident 20130806019749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130806019749A), Aug 6, 2013: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N83702), Vinton, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot was attempting takeoff for aerial application when aircraft started to settle back to ground and pilot made emergency landing in bean field hitting tail…

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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