Plane Crash List

Bell 47D1 N10326

25 March 1990 · Rockledge, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 25 March 1990 at about 19:35 local time, a Bell 47D1 registered N10326, operated by Flaugher, Gary L., was involved in an accident near Rockledge, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:35
Classification
Accident
Location
Rockledge, Florida, United States
Coordinates
28.3109, -80.7197
Aircraft
Bell 47D1
Registration
N10326
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Flaugher, Gary L.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Rockledge → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA90LA096

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

DURING A SIGHTSEEING FLT, WHILE IN CRUISE FLT AT 500 FT AGL, THE PLT HEARD A NOISE & AUTOROTATED INTO A TREE NURSERY. THE HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. AN EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT ONE CONNECTING ROD FAILED, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF ENG POWER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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