# Incident 19810517040109I: Bell 47G5, Deblois, ME, May 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1981, 07:30 local time
- Place: Deblois, ME
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.7415° N, 68.0147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deblois, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7415&lon=-68.0147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1311X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1311X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810517040109I

## Narrative

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

COMPLETE POWER LOSS DURING LOW LEVEL OPERATIONS. AIRCRAFT MADE AUTOROTATION LANDING. MINOR DAMAGE.

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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