19871024060599A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47J-2 · Key Colony Beac, FL · October 24, 1987

Date
October 24, 1987 · 14:06 local
Place
Key Colony Beac, FL
Phase of flight
Autorot Descent (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N73201
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA88LA018
Reported as
Bell 47J2
Reported engine
Lycoming VO540*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,840 total41 in this make and model18 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.

Lost power. Safe autorotative landing in ocean. Rolled to stop blades and drift. Fuel contamination.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER. SAFE AUTOROTATIVE LANDING IN OCEAN. ROLLED TO STOP BLADES AND DRIFT. FUEL CONTAMINATION.

NTSB investigation

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