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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-3B-1 · Becket, MA · May 31, 1990

Date
May 31, 1990 · 09:45 local
Place
Becket, MA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N39268
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC90LA122
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
Reported engine
Lycoming VO435*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
245 total186 in this make and model43 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,autorotated to rough terrain. Sludge in oil starved rod bearings broke rods. Engine had improper overhaul

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER,AUTOROTATED TO ROUGH TERRAIN.SLUDGE IN OIL STARVED ROD BEARINGS BROKE RODS. ENGINE HAD IMPROPER OVERHAUL

NTSB investigation

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