19940416009079A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-3B-1 · Yuma, AZ · April 16, 1994

Date
April 16, 1994 · 20:00 local
Place
Yuma, AZ
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
SZDG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N304JP
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX94LA200
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
Reported engine
Lycoming VO435A1F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,163 total6,500 in this make and model167 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.

On pullup from spray run engine went to idle. Brief autorotation and impact. Throttle disconnected. Recent repair.

As the FAA filed it

ON PULLUP FROM SPRAY RUN ENGINE WENT TO IDLE. BRIEF AUTOROTATION AND IMPACT. THROTTLE DISCONNECTED. RECENT REPAIR.

NTSB investigation

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