19830413014049A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-4A · Charleston, WV · April 13, 1983

Date
April 13, 1983 · 11:15 local
Place
Charleston, WV
Airport
Kanawha
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4749R
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83LA160
Reported as
Bell 47G4A
Reported engine
Lycoming VO540B1B3
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,570 total639 in this make and model263 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine quit approaching airport. Crash landed on a railroad track. Crankshaft timing gear had fatigue broken.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT APPROACHING AIRPORT. CRASH LANDED ON A RAILROAD TRACK.CRANKSHAFT TIMING GEAR HAD FATIGUE BROKEN.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N4749R · 1

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