# Accident 19950619022669A: Bell 47J2A, Elkhorn, WI, June 19, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1995, 14:40 local time
- Place: Elkhorn, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6690° N, 88.5408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6690&lon=-88.5408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N470RA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2A
- Reported engine: LYC VO540B1B3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950619022669A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST POWER AT CRUISE. AUTOROTATED. DURING FLARE ROTORS HIT TAIL DRIVE SHAFT. NR2 CYL VALVE FAILED. IMPROPER FLARE. (-23) INFLIGHT (CRUISE) ENGINE FAILURE- AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AUTOROTATION LANDING. ENGINE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAILED #2 CYLINDER INTAKE VALVE WHEEL, CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER AND PISTON.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI95LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA187), Jun 19, 1995: Bell 47J2A (N470RA), Elkhorn, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of power as a result of an intake valve failure due to improper maintenance performed during the major engine overhaul, and pilot misjudgment of the flare during autorotation.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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