19920729027999A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47J-2 · Adjuntas, Puerto Rico · July 29, 1992

Date
July 29, 1992 · 08:30 local
Place
Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
UWHA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8476E
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA92FA156
Reported as
Bell 47J2
Reported engine
Lycoming VO540B1B3
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
1,078 total355 in this make and model35 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.

Oil filler cap not secured. Ran out of useful oil. Crashed in trees. Generally poor engine maintenance.

As the FAA filed it

OIL FILLER CAP NOT SECURED. RAN OUT OF USEFUL OIL. CRASHED IN TREES. GENERALLY POOR ENGINE MAINTENANCE.

NTSB investigation

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