# NTSB CHI80FEG04: Bell 47G5, N2271W, Dayton, OH, November 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1979
- Place: Dayton, OH · DAYTON, OH
- Location: 39.7589° N, 84.1916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dayton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7589&lon=-84.1916&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133033
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3175  79/11/16   DAYTON,OH           BELL 47G5           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 6850
        TIME - 1145                    N2271W              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 225 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORAINE AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTON,OH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT STATED AFT ENTERING EFFECTIVE TRANSLATIONAL LIFT HE HEARD CRACK,ACFT BEGAN TO VIBRATE & SPIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2271W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Moraine Airpark

## 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 19791116031909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791116031909A), Nov 16, 1979: Bell 47G5, Dayton, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control on takeoff. Aircraft spun 3 times. No control malfunction found.

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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