What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Air traffic was notified vaughn eric dobalian, the pilot of Bell 47G, serial number 1084, N4115A, that he was declaring an emergency due to difficulty controlling to aircraft. Upon landing, Mr. Dobalian inspected the aircraft for damage that may cause the control issue. He did not find any damage, restarted the aircraft to reposition it, was unable to adequately control the aircraft and shut down the engine. Upon shutdown, Mr. Dobalian noted that a bolt was missing from the scissor lever pivot area of the main rotor mast. A bolt was found on the ground by the aircraft and positively identified by Mr. Dobalian as the bolt that was missing from the scissor lever pivot area of the main rotor mast.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIR TRAFFIC WAS NOTIFIED VAUGHN ERIC DOBALIAN, THE PILOT OF BELL 47G, SERIAL NUMBER 1084, N4115A, THAT HE WAS DECLARING AN EMERGENCY DUE TO DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING TO AIRCRAFT. UPON LANDING, MR. DOBALIAN INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE THAT MAY CAUSE THE CONTROL ISSUE. HE DID NOT FIND ANY DAMAGE, RESTARTED THE AIRCRAFT TO REPOSITION IT, WAS UNABLE TO ADEQUATELY CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. UPON SHUTDOWN, MR. DOBALIAN NOTED THAT A BOLT WAS MISSING FROM THE SCISSOR LEVER PIVOT AREA OF THE MAIN ROTOR MAST. A BOLT WAS FOUND ON THE GROUND BY THE AIRCRAFT AND POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED BY MR. DOBALIAN AS THE BOLT THAT WAS MISSING FROM THE SCISSOR LEVER PIVOT AREA OF THE MAIN ROTOR MAST.
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