# Accident 19900325005769A: Bell 47D1, Rockledge, FL, March 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1990, 14:35 local time
- Place: Rockledge, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3109° N, 80.7197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3109&lon=-80.7197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10326, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10326-1993-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,190 total, 716 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900325005769A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. AUTOROTATED INTO A TREE NURSERY. A CONNECTING ROD HAD FAILED.

## 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 MIA90LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA096), Mar 25, 1990: Bell 47D1 (N10326), Rockledge, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF A CONNECTING ROD.

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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