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Incident

FAA incident report · Bell UH-1B · Pixley, CA · August 11, 1990

Date: August 11, 1990 · 14:30 local
Place: Pixley, CA
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N1386L
Reported as: Bell UH1B
Reported engine: Lycoming T5311A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,000 total700 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N1386LRegistration cancelled Dec 29, 2015 · Bell UH-1BS/N 62-4592 · Built 1963 Airframe modelBell UH-1B Engine modelLycoming T-53 seriesTurbo-shaft

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine explosion. Entered autorotation to a field. Had to put out engine fire.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE EXPLOSION. ENTERED AUTOROTATION TO A FIELD. HAD TO PUT OUT ENGINE FIRE.