- Date
- December 21, 1973
- Place
- St Paul, MN · ST PAUL, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2247WBell 47G4A
- Status
- Completed · report February 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731221041199A
- Case key
- 187490
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3881 73/12/21 ST PAUL,MINN BELL 47G4A CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N2247W PX- 0 0 0 OTHER PUBLIC AGE 46, 6000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 832 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST PAUL,MINN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PRACTICE AUTOROTATION.MN ROTOR STRUCK TAIL BOOM.FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2247W
- Reported as
- Bell 47G4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.