19810228006209A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47D1 · Chico, CA · February 28, 1981

Date
February 28, 1981 · 12:30 local
Place
Chico, CA
Airport
Ranchaero
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N12512
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FVG21
Reported as
Bell 47D1
Reported engine
Franklin O335*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,245 total500 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine quit on base for landing. Made hard autorotation landing. No engine defects. Carb heat inlet clogged.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON BASE FOR LANDING. MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. CARB HEAT INLET CLOGGED.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N12512 · 1

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