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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-2 · Meridinville, AL · March 17, 2007

Date: March 17, 2007 · 09:00 local
Place: Meridinville, AL
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N471KC
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL07LA052
Reported as: Bell 47G2
Reported engine: Lycoming VO435A1F
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 550 total11 in this make and model30 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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(-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 forward into the fuel tanks causing the aircraft to burst into flames. The aircraft was destroyed. Minor injuries to the pilot and passenger. Item 13 aircraft time: unknown.

As the FAA filed it

(-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 FORWARD INTO THE FUEL TANKS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BURST INTO FLAMES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER. ITEM 13 AIRCRAFT TIME: UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL07LA052Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHuntsville, ALThe loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons.Mar 17, 2007 · Destroyed

Other reports on N471KC · 2

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

Incident 19851016054949IHovering · Orlando, FLTail rotor struck ditch while hovering during instructional flight. Damage to rotor blades, drive shaft.Oct 16, 1985 · Minor damage 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