- Date
- May 7, 1980
- Place
- Gettysburg, PA · GETTYSBURG, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9738ZBell 47G
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800507011689A
- Case key
- 131326
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0895 80/5/7 GETTYSBURG,PA BELL 47G CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1550 N9738Z PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 31, 1155 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 190 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OLD GETTYSBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GETTYSBURG,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: FLIGHT CONTROL BOOST SYSTEMS, HYDRAULIC MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PLT RPRTD PARTIAL LOSS OF FLT CONT HYD PRES WHEN PWR RTRDD DRG FLARE FOR PRACTICE AUTOROTN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9738Z
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Old Gettysburg
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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.