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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47D1 · Poston, AZ · August 10, 1981

Date
August 10, 1981 · 20:00 local
Place
Poston, AZ
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8060E
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FUJ85
Reported as
Bell 47D1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,861 total682 in this make and model235 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Helicopter engine quit right after takeoff. Crashed occurred during emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER ENGINE QUIT RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF. CRASHED OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

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 N8060E · 1

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