19841205067969A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 205A1 · Rifle, CO · December 5, 1984

Date
December 5, 1984 · 15:07 local
Place
Rifle, CO
Airport
Rifle
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5019N
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN85LA036
Reported as
Bell 205A1
Reported engine
Lycoming T5313B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,800 total5,000 in this make and model125 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.

Cycles of power loss and surges, emergency landing. Bushing for bleed air boost pump worn and improperly installed.

As the FAA filed it

CYCLES OF POWER LOSS AND SURGES, EMERGENCY LANDING. BUSHING FOR BLEED AIR BOOST PUMP WORN AND IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.

NTSB investigation

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