42.3584° N, 71.0598° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 23, 1981 · 08:30 local
Place
Boston, MA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2986W
Reported as
Bell 47G5A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,350 total1,300 in this make and model300 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.
Pilot flared early in autorotational landing to avoid overrun. Engine failed from tank valve pn 47 682 224 1.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT FLARED EARLY IN AUTOROTATIONAL LANDING TO AVOID OVERRUN. ENGINE FAILED FROM TANK VALVE PN 47 682 224 1.