21.9722° N, 159.3560° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Lihue, HI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 27, 1986 · 09:45 local
Place
Lihue, HI
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N700EC
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
Reported engine
Lycoming TVO435B1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
483 total96 in this make and model15 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.
Engine power loss after level off. Landed with damage in a clearing. Malfunction could not be duplicated.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE POWER LOSS AFTER LEVEL OFF. LANDED WITH DAMAGE IN A CLEARING. MALFUNCTION COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.