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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47J-2 · Cleveland, OH · July 13, 1980

Date
July 13, 1980 · 18:22 local
Place
Cleveland, OH
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4989T
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FA055
Reported as
Bell 47J2
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,195 total205 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Helicopter pilot attempted emergency landing after exhausting fuel.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER PILOT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER EXHAUSTING FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N4989T · 1

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