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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47J · Labelle, FL · August 26, 1983

Date
August 26, 1983 · 09:00 local
Place
Labelle, FL
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5824
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA83LA212
Reported as
Bell 47J
Reported engine
Lycoming VO435A1B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,327 total15 in this make and model61 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.

Engine stopped during a test flight. Struck a tree on the forced landing. Fuel tanks were devoid of usable fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED DURING A TEST FLIGHT. STRUCK A TREE ON THE FORCED LANDING. FUEL TANKS WERE DEVOID OF USABLE FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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