# NTSB CHI80FEX35: Bell 47G-4, N12PE, Carmel, IN, September 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1980
- Place: Carmel, IN · CARMEL, IN
- Location: 39.9784° N, 86.1180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carmel, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9784&lon=-86.1180&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128859
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEX35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEX35

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2098  80/9/17    CARMEL,IN           BELL 47G-4          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1145                    N12PE               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 45, 5532 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HELI AIRWAYS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARMEL,IN                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- PRACTICE AUTOROTATIONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N12PE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-4
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Heli Airways

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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