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Incident

FAA incident report · Bell 47G · Slidwell, LA · November 10, 1993

Date: November 10, 1993 · 14:40 local
Place: Slidwell, LA
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N902Z
Reported as: Bell 47G
Reported engine: Franklin 6V335*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,300 total1,200 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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.

Engine began to vibrate violently. Executed an auto rotation. Landed on road. Engine had bliwn a cylinder.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. EXECUTED AN AUTO ROTATION. LANDED ON ROAD. ENGINE HAD BLIWN A CYLINDER.