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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell STC47 · Goldendale, WA · June 26, 1991

Date
June 26, 1991 · 05:28 local
Place
Goldendale, WA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
GEVG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7859S
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA91FA142
Reported as
Bell STC47
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
5,861 total877 in this make and model88 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.

Made autorotated landing into trees after engine failure. Fuel tanks contained undetermined amount of fuel.

As the FAA filed it

MADE AUTOROTATED LANDING INTO TREES AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. FUEL TANKS CONTAINED UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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