# Incident 19780601041349I: Bell 47G, Middletown, NJ, June 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1978, 19:50 local time
- Place: Middletown, NJ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N100HT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V350A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780601041349I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT AUTO ROTATED INTO A FIELD AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. PISTON PIN FAILED, CAUSE NOT DETERMINED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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