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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 412 · Girdwood, AK · May 6, 1989

Date
May 6, 1989 · 12:38 local
Place
Girdwood, AK
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
ERAA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N524EH
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC89FA069
Reported as
Bell 412
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6T3B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,300 total1,700 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Severe vibration en route causing damage. Autorotated. Lost cyclic. Engine quit. Landed in turn. Rotor bolt missing

As the FAA filed it

SEVERE VIBRATION EN ROUTE CAUSING DAMAGE. AUTOROTATED. LOST CYCLIC. ENGINE QUIT. LANDED IN TURN. ROTOR BOLT MISSING

NTSB investigation

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