19830714031479A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47J-2A · Interior, SD · July 14, 1983

Date
July 14, 1983 · 17:30 local
Place
Interior, SD
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8545F
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN83LA165
Reported as
Bell 47J2A
Reported engine
Lycoming VO540B1B3
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total95 in this make and model95 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.

#3 Cylinder connecting rod bolts failed, made hard rotation landing in area of rough terrain. Chopped off tail boom

As the FAA filed it

#3 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BOLTS FAILED, MADE HARD ROTATION LANDING IN AREA OF ROUGH TERRAIN. CHOPPED OFF TAIL BOOM

NTSB investigation

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