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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47D1 · Panama City Bea, FL · August 22, 1985

Date
August 22, 1985 · 10:30 local
Place
Panama City Bea, FL
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4253A
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85LA237
Reported as
Bell 47D1
Reported engine
Franklin 6VS335A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,010 total900 in this make and model400 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.

Lost power after liftoff. Struck fence and rolled over during landing. Eleven sparkplugs fouled, p lead shorted.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER AFTER LIFTOFF. STRUCK FENCE AND ROLLED OVER DURING LANDING. ELEVEN SPARKPLUGS FOULED, P LEAD SHORTED.

NTSB investigation

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