 On 28 June 1957 a tail rotor gear (originally from a motorcycle) broke and it could not be replaced, consequently, the helicopter never flew again, being written off on 28 October 1960.During 1956–1957 it had completed 185 flights, for a total of 12.5 hours.Currently, the sole BŻ-1 GIL is preserved in the Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków.