19810526030079A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47J-2 · Branson, MO · May 26, 1981

Date
May 26, 1981 · 11:00 local
Place
Branson, MO
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N73265
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC81FCG36
Reported as
Bell 47J2
Reported engine
Lycoming VO540B1B3
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,667 total7,014 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine failed. Hard autorotation landing. Connecting rod fatigue failure. Five persons on board four-place craft.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED. HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING. CONNECTING ROD FATIGUE FAILURE. FIVE PERSONS ON BOARD FOUR-PLACE CRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N73265 · 1

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