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Incident

FAA incident report · Bell 47J-2 · Staten Island, NY · May 22, 1979

Date: May 22, 1979 · 14:00 local
Place: Staten Island, NY
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N73949
Reported as: Bell 47J2
Reported engine: Lycoming VO540B1B3
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,000 total6,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N73949Registration cancelled May 30, 1996 · Bell 47J-2S/N 2837 Airframe modelBell 47J-2

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Forced landing due to engine failure. Found broken connecting rod.

As the FAA filed it

FORCED LANDING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. FOUND BROKEN CONNECTING ROD.

Other reports on N73949 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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