19920430012239A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-2A · Dousman, WI · April 30, 1992

Date
April 30, 1992 · 10:45 local
Place
Dousman, WI
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N52HB
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI92LA137
Reported as
Bell 47G2A
Reported engine
Lycoming VO435A1F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,000 total5,000 in this make and model

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.

Severe vibration autorotated to a tree lined clearing. Struck trees. Bolt was missing from swarsh plate drive cover

As the FAA filed it

SEVERE VIBRATION AUTOROTATED TO A TREE LINED CLEARING. STRUCK TREES. BOLT WAS MISSING FROM SWARSH PLATE DRIVE COVER

NTSB investigation

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