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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 222U · Milford, VA · May 31, 1985

Date
May 31, 1985 · 08:25 local
Place
Milford, VA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3180K
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO85FA049
Reported as
Bell 222U
Reported engine
Lycoming LTS101750C1
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,306 total602 in this make and model144 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The number 3 bearing tailed, causing catastrophic engine failure. The pilot safely landed in a bean field.

As the FAA filed it

THE NUMBER 3 BEARING TAILED, CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT SAFELY LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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