# NTSB Accident FTW02LA044
> **Bell 47G** · 2001-12-01 · Ardmore, OK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW02LA044
- **Event ID:** 20011204X02350
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-12-01
- **Location:** Ardmore, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.14611, -97.122497
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 47G
- **Registration:** N5226
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the flight instructor's selection of an unsuitable area for practicing a full touchdown autorotation, which resulted in a nose over.   A contributing factor was the soft ground.

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