# Accident 19850822039909A: Bell 47D1, Panama City Bea, FL, August 22, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1985, 10:30 local time
- Place: Panama City Bea, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1690° N, 85.6700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1690&lon=-85.6700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4253A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6VS335A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,010 total, 900 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850822039909A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA85LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA237), Aug 22, 1985: Bell 47D1 (N4253A), Panama City Bch, FL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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