# Accident 19790519011129A: Bell 47D1, Middleville, MI, May 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1979, 13:50 local time
- Place: Middleville, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7178° N, 85.4690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middleville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7178&lon=-85.4690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64580, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64580-2017-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Transworld Helicopters 47D1 (registry code 1180845, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-transworld-helicopters-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A&6V335 series (registry code 27020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 363 total, 21 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519011129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION WHILE ENROUTE ON A FERRY FLIGHT. MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING>

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI79FEM21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM21), May 19, 1979: Bell 47D-1 (N64580), Middleville, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N64580 (4)

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

- [Accident 20030901036529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030901036529A), Sep 1, 2003: Bell 47D1 (N64580), Chino, CA, Destroyed. (-23) While practicing a running landings in a BH-47 a student pilot failed to touch down in a level attitude. The aircraft initially contacted the surface…
- [Incident 20020622014459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020622014459I), Jun 22, 2002: Bell 47D1 (N64580), Chino, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On Saturday 22nd June at around 14:30, the pilot reported that he lifted the helicopter into a hover and moved over the grass area in front of a hangar…
- [Accident 20010705016439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010705016439A), Jul 5, 2001: Bell 47D1 (N64580), Riverside, CA, No damage. (.19) On July 5, 2001, at 1701 hours pacific daylight time, a Bell 47D-1, N64580, experienced a rough running engine on short final approach and entered an…
- [Accident 19770721019199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770721019199A), Jul 21, 1977: Bell 47D1 (N64580), Byron Center, MI, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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