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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G · Miami, FL · January 2, 1982

Date
January 2, 1982 · 16:07 local
Place
Miami, FL
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N23BS
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA82DA028
Reported as
Bell 47G
Reported engine
Franklin O335*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,011 total1 in this make and model6 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 connecting rod failure. Engine fire. Made hard autorotate landing in a school yard. Fire put out on ground.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE CONNECTING ROD FAILURE. ENGINE FIRE. MADE HARD AUTOROTATE LANDING IN A SCHOOL YARD. FIRE PUT OUT ON GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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