19841007076179A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell TH-13T · Moultonboro, NH · October 7, 1984

Date
October 7, 1984 · 17:55 local
Place
Moultonboro, NH
Airport
Moultonboro
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N401GC
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC85LA005
Reported as
Bell TH13T
Reported engine
Lycoming VO435A1F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,229 total295 in this make and model245 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.

Settled into trees after power loss during cruise flight. Intake valve springs broken, spark plug electrodes worn.

As the FAA filed it

SETTLED INTO TREES AFTER POWER LOSS DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. INTAKE VALVE SPRINGS BROKEN, SPARK PLUG ELECTRODES WORN.

NTSB investigation

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