# Incident 19900929053269I: Bell 47J2A, Davidson, NC, September 29, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1990, 12:00 local time
- Place: Davidson, NC
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4794° N, 80.8218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davidson, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4794&lon=-80.8218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8514P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8514P-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2A (registry code 1181106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2A
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 10 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900929053269I

## Narrative

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

PILOT THOUGHT ENGINE MISFIRED. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON HIGHWAY MEDIAN. ADDED MORE GAS AND DEPARTED.

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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