ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174892
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| Date: | Friday 13 February 2004 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-3B-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N83702 |
| MSN: | 3593 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11523 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TVO-435-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kremmling, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kremmling, CO (20V) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he was practicing autorotations from an altitude of 800 feet agl when "it appeared that the aircraft had inadequate main rotor rpm." The pilot said he attempted to recover to a hover; however, "sufficient rpm was not available to recover," resulting in a hard landing and substantial damage.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to attain landing flare and maintain adequate rotor rpm.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040225X00238&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2015 16:47 | Noro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Dec-2017 17:40 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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