19841103061509A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47D1 · Terlingua, TX · November 3, 1984

Date
November 3, 1984 · 18:00 local
Place
Terlingua, TX
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N93067
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85LA043
Reported as
Bell 47D1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,288 total44 in this make and model62 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine quit, water contamination. Main rotor struck tail boom on landing due to low rpms and rocking motion.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT, WATER CONTAMINATION. MAIN ROTOR STRUCK TAIL BOOM ON LANDING DUE TO LOW RPMS AND ROCKING MOTION.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N93067 · 4

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