- Date
- January 12, 1971
- Place
- Belle Glade, FL · BELLE GLADE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8421EBell 47G2
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159868
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0548 71/1/12 BELLE GLADE,FLA BELL 47G2 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 910 TIME - 1800 N8421E PX- 0 0 1 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 168 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELLE GLADE,FLA BELLE GLADE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM DURING AUTO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8421E
- Reported as
- Bell 47G2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed