- Date
- May 27, 1980
- Place
- Oakland, CA · OAKLAND, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7832SBell 47G-5
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800527015419A
- Case key
- 130489
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2159 80/5/27 OAKLAND,CA BELL 47G-5 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1645 N7832S PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 22, 1693 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 61 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OAKLAND,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- DRG PRACTICE AUTOROTATION FM 4FT HOVER OVER SANDY TRRN,FWD PART OF SKIDS DUG IN,MAIN ROTOR HIT GND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7832S
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oakland Intl
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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 N7832S · 1
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