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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell STC204 · Clovis, CA · August 27, 1985

Date
August 27, 1985 · 08:30 local
Place
Clovis, CA
Airport
Rogers Helicopters Inc
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N204RH
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85LVA04
Reported as
Bell STC204
Reported engine
Lycoming T5313B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,200 total1,480 in this make and model110 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.

Loud bang from engine and RPM decreased during vertical assent. Hard landing. Compressor errosion all 4 stages.

As the FAA filed it

LOUD BANG FROM ENGINE AND RPM DECREASED DURING VERTICAL ASSENT. HARD LANDING. COMPRESSOR ERROSION ALL 4 STAGES.

NTSB investigation

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