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MIA92LA014

Completed

Bell 47G-5· N1201W

Date
October 13, 1991
Location
La Belle, FL
Conditions
VMC
Record
Completed

Primary finding

Probable cause

The pilot in command's improper aft application of cyclic control during an autorotative landing to an open field, resulting in the main rotor blades colliding with the tail boom. Contributing to the accident was the in flight failure of the outer bearing of the lower gearcase input quill assembly.

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