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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 47G · North Brunswick, NJ · May 14, 1982

Date: May 14, 1982 · 08:30 local
Place: North Brunswick, NJ
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2238W
Reported as: Bell 47G
Reported engine: Lycoming VO540B1B3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,000 total700 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N2238WRegistration cancelled Aug 30, 2012 · Bell 47G-4AS/N 7704 · Built 1970 Airframe modelBell 47G-4A Engine modelLycoming VO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Cylinder connecting rod bolt failed. Auto rotated into brush, damaging the tail rotor.

As the FAA filed it

CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BOLT FAILED. AUTO ROTATED INTO BRUSH, DAMAGING THE TAIL ROTOR.

Other reports on N2238W · 2

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

Accident 19900414009099ALow Level Operations · Bixby, OKLoud bang during a final spray run. Spray boom hit the wheat and helicopter crashed ejecting pilot. Cause unknown.Apr 14, 1990 · Destroyed Accident 19870908050469ALow Level Operations · Minot, NDThe helicopter lost rotor speed after encountering its own wake during spraying. Valve failure prevented load dump.Sep 8, 1987 · Substantial damage