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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47D1 · Sun, LA · May 26, 1991

Date
May 26, 1991 · 17:00 local
Place
Sun, LA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N339MC
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW91DRD05
Reported as
Bell 47D1
Reported engine
Franklin 6V335A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,230 total397 in this make and model112 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Reported power failure on climbout. Autorotated to hard landing. No engine problems found.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED POWER FAILURE ON CLIMBOUT. AUTOROTATED TO HARD LANDING. NO ENGINE PROBLEMS FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N339MC · 1

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