- Date
- February 18, 1985, 17:25 local (Feb 19, 1985, 01:25 UTC)
- Place
- Lowell, OR
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N314RMBell 214B1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850218030809A
- Case key
- 40116
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with hilly terrain during an emergency autorotation landing attempt following a reported eng overspeed. The crew reported there was an indication of eng overspeed which they could not control. Post acc examinationrevealed no evidence of overspeed or failure of any control devices that would materially have affected the flt crews ability to maintain eng RPM at the proper and/or desired rate. Rotor RPM decay was also reported by the flt crew even with the eng at the reported high RPM. No reason for the alleged condition was found in continuity of the pwr train in an examination of the powerplant & drive train after eng shut down by ground personnel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N314RM
- Reported as
- Bell 214B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 28041
- Airframe hours
- 3,282
- Engine
- Lycoming T5508D, 2,050 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 133
- Registered owner
- Fuji Industries
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special); Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · February 11, 1985 · 11 hours before
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,931 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 52 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N314RM · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.