# NTSB ATL81FKW02: Bell 47G, N64877, Clarksville, TN, October 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1980
- Place: Clarksville, TN · CLARKSVILLE, TN
- Location: 36.5298° N, 87.3595° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5298&lon=-87.3595&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128888
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKW02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKW02

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2413   80/10/8   CLARKSVILLE,TN      BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0945                    N64877              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      52, 9577 TOTAL HOURS, 560
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OUTLAW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLARKSVILLE,TN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- INSTRUCTOR DELAYED TAKING CONTROL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64877](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64877-2013-08-20), registration cancelled 2013-08-20, S/N 1674, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A&6V335 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (registry code 27020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Outlaw

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801008049739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801008049739A), Oct 8, 1980: Bell 47G, Clarksville, TN, Destroyed. Allowed rotor speed to decay on autorotation landing. Hit hard, copter nosed over. CFI late on recovery try.

## Other investigations on N64877 (2)

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 FTW77DPG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG50), Jun 24, 1977: Bell 47G (N64877), Weiwer, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW76DPG72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG72), Jul 1, 1976: Bell 47G-2 (N64877), Beedeville, AR, substantial damage

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.

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