19810911058519A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-2A · Charles City, VA · September 11, 1981

Date
September 11, 1981 · 19:25 local
Place
Charles City, VA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N64690
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FID21
Reported as
Bell 47G2A
Reported engine
Lycoming VO435*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,764 total1,390 in this make and model150 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.

Aircraft crashed during emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion. This operation was survey only.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THIS OPERATION WAS SURVEY ONLY.

NTSB investigation

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