# Incident 19960602020389I: Bell 47D1, Bristol, NH, June 2, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1996, 18:00 local time
- Place: Bristol, NH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6033° N, 71.7342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bristol, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6033&lon=-71.7342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N132BR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N132BR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V-335 series (registry code 27039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960602020389I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ENGINE LOST SOME POWER AFTER T/O DUE TO PUSH ROD BREAKING THROUGH ENGINE CASING AND DAMAGING ENGINE COOLING FAN AND CONTROL SERVO. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND WITH PARTIAL POWER IN 3 FEET OF WATER SINCE NEARBY BEACH HAD NUMEROUS BATHERS IN AREA. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO HELICOPTER NOTED. NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N132BR (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20211031019149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211031019149A), Oct 31, 2021: Bell 47D1 (N132BR), Zelienople, PA, Substantial damage. Aircraft sustained engine failure on departure from kpjc. Pilot performed autorotation due to engine failure. Rt skid gear collapsed on landing due to landing…

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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