19850529020439A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Brattleboro, VT · May 29, 1985

Date
May 29, 1985 · 20:15 local
Place
Brattleboro, VT
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N23LV
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC85FNC04
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,338 total533 in this make and model0 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.

Loss of power in cruise. Autorotation to hillside clearing. B nut on pcd line disconnected at fuel controller.

As the FAA filed it

LOSS OF POWER IN CRUISE. AUTOROTATION TO HILLSIDE CLEARING. B NUT ON PCD LINE DISCONNECTED AT FUEL CONTROLLER.

NTSB investigation

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