- Date
- May 29, 1973
- Place
- Gainesville, TX · GAINESVILLE, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8563FBell 47G-5
- Status
- Completed · report June 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730529012729A
- Case key
- 190429
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1378 73/5/29 GAINESVILLE,TEX BELL 47G-5 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1900 N8563F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 29, 2377 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 135 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GAINESVILLE MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GAINESVILLE,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- PLT STATED FLARE TOO LOW.M/R BLADES HIT T/R DRIVE SHAFT.PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8563F
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gainesville Mun
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8563F · 2
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