19790906030949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-4A · Hackberry, LA · September 6, 1979

Date: September 6, 1979 · 10:45 local
Place: Hackberry, LA
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7104J
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW79FRD52
Reported as: Bell 47G4A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,042 total121 in this make and model213 in the last 90 days

N7104JRegistration cancelled Feb 15, 2018 · Bell 47G-4AS/N 7744 · Built 1971 Airframe modelBell 47G-4A Engine modelLycoming VO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Engine stopped due to fuel exhaustion. Made autorotation landing in marsh land. Main rotor cut off tail.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. MADE AUTOROTATION LANDING IN MARSH LAND. MAIN ROTOR CUT OFF TAIL.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB FTW79FRD52Accident · No injuriesClosedHackberry, LASep 6, 1979 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7104J · 1

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

Accident 19971016046479AWelch, LA(-23) On October 16, 1997, at approximately 0955 CDT, a Bell 47G-4A helicopter, N7104J, owned and operated by industrial helicopters inc., under title 14 CFR part 137, was substantially damaged following an abrupt maneuver to avoid a wire and impacted the…Oct 16, 1997 · No damage