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Incident

FAA incident report · Bell 47J-2A · Marathon, FL · March 1, 1997

Date: March 1, 1997 · 15:50 local
Place: Marathon, FL
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N8568F
Reported as: Bell 47J2A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total3,000 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

N8568FRegistration cancelled Oct 31, 2020 · Bell 47J-2AS/N 3715 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBell 47J-2A Engine modelLycoming TVO-435-GIATurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: helicopter departed with 2 passengers on sightseeing ride along Florida keys from Marathon, FL at 1520 EST 3/1/97. At approximatley 1550 EST, the engine failed and the pilot performed an autorotation into about 2 feet of water about 1000 yards off shore at mile marker 54. The aircraft was not damaged and the pilot and passengers were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: HELICOPTER DEPARTED WITH 2 PASSENGERS ON SIGHTSEEING RIDE ALONG FLORIDA KEYS FROM MARATHON, FL AT 1520 EST 3/1/97. AT APPROXIMATLEY 1550 EST, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE PILOT PERFORMED AN AUTOROTATION INTO ABOUT 2 FEET OF WATER ABOUT 1000 YARDS OFF SHORE AT MILE MARKER 54. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.

Other reports on N8568F · 1

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

Accident 20180715011229ACruise/Level Flight · Franklin, INThe conditions were VFR. The pilot was Flying in a northerly direction at 50 feet altitude adjacent to runway 21. At the north end of runway 21 the pilot stated the aircraft engine stopped running. The pilot attempted to autorotate then impacted the ground.…Jul 15, 2018 · Destroyed