# Incident 19890910048389I: Bell 47D1, Marietta, PA, September 10, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1989, 19:30 local time
- Place: Marietta, PA
- Airport: Donegal Springs Airport
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0570° N, 76.5517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marietta, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0570&lon=-76.5517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4250A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4250A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V4178*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 302 total, 302 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890910048389I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE INFLIGHT. MADE SUCCESSFUL AUTOROTATION TO FIELD. INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N4250A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790624019219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790624019219A), Jun 24, 1979: Bell 47D1 (N4250A), Ridgefield, CT, Substantial damage. Engine stopped enroute. Pilot made hard autorotate landing. Carb icing a factor. Failed to maintain rotor RPM.

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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