19891110044899A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47D1 · Chino, CA · November 10, 1989

Date
November 10, 1989 · 14:39 local
Place
Chino, CA
Airport
Chino Airport
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6324X
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90LA029
Reported as
Bell 47D1
Reported engine
Franklin 6V4200*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
40 total40 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.

Vibration and pitch-up. Autorotated but touched nose down in berm,nosed over. Stabilizer bar failed. Bogus rod nuts

As the FAA filed it

VIBRATION AND PITCH-UP. AUTOROTATED BUT TOUCHED NOSE DOWN IN BERM,NOSED OVER. STABILIZER BAR FAILED. BOGUS ROD NUTS

NTSB investigation

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