- Date
- September 6, 1974
- Place
- Canton, MA · CANTON, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4034GBell 47G4A
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740906031819A
- Case key
- 136921
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2648 74/9/6 CANTON,MASS BELL 47G4A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1430 N4034G PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 58, 15850 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 11385 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CANTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NORWOOD,MASS RETURN CANTON,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PRACTICE AUTOROTATIVE LNDG.M/R BLADES STRUCK TAIL BOOM ON T/D.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4034G
- Reported as
- Bell 47G4A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Canton
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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.