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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-5 · Edgerton, WI · August 25, 1993

Date
August 25, 1993 · 09:10 local
Place
Edgerton, WI
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
QBHG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1464W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI93DEP05
Reported as
Bell 47G5
Reported engine
Lycoming VO435B1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,722 total10,597 in this make and model100 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 swallowed a valve on takeoff from loading truck platform. Crashed avoiding truck. Piston hit broken valve.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SWALLOWED A VALVE ON TAKEOFF FROM LOADING TRUCK PLATFORM. CRASHED AVOIDING TRUCK. PISTON HIT BROKEN VALVE.

NTSB investigation

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