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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-3B-1 · Palm Beach, FL · November 4, 1992

Date
November 4, 1992 · 10:05 local
Place
Palm Beach, FL
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
COOG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N94720
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA93LA014
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
Reported engine
Lycoming TVO435D1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,611 total113 in this make and model26 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.

Engine failed at 150 ft AGL after takeoff. Made hard autorotation landing into trees.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED AT 150 FT AGL AFTER TAKEOFF. MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

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