- Date
- April 1, 1975
- Place
- Nashville, TN · NASHVILLE, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N981BBell 47H
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750401007369A
- Case key
- 148216
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0762 75/4/1 NASHVILLE,TN BELL 47H CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 292 TIME - 1430 N981B PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CORNELIA FORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NASHVILLE,TN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. REMARKS- ROTOR BLADES FLEXED DOWN,TAIL CUT OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N981B
- Reported as
- Bell 47H
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cornelia Fort
N981BRegistration cancelled Feb 13, 2017 · Bell 47H-1Airframe modelBell 47H-1Engine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N981B · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.