DAMON, TX, USA
N22952
BELL 206B
THE PLT EXPERIENCED AN ENG DECELERATION TO FLT IDLE WHILE CRUISING 1000 MSL. HE AUTOROTATED INTO TREES IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA. A SUBSEQUENT ENG DISASSEMBLY AND EXAMINATION REVEALED THE PWR CONTROL LINE, P/N 6848471-B, WAS BROKEN AT ITS ATTACHING 'B' NUT SLEEVE. THIS CAN CAUSE THE ENG TO DECELERATE TO FLT IDLE FROM A CRUISE PWR SETTING. FURTHER DISASSEMBLY REVEALED NO OTHER PROBLEM WHICH COULD CAUSE THIS TO OCCUR.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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