# Accident 19860822044989A: Bell 47J2A, Newburyport, MA, August 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1986, 18:00 local time
- Place: Newburyport, MA
- Airport: Plum Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7954° N, 70.8394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLUM ISLAND (2B2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7954&lon=-70.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N255PH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N255PH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2A (registry code 1181106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2A
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,801 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860822044989A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AS PILOT PRACTICED AUTOROTATION. MAIN ROTOR SEVERED TAIL NO HARD LANDING. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

## 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 NYC86LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA227), Aug 22, 1986: Bell 47J-2A (N255PH), Newburyport, MA, 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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