# Accident 19810911058519A: Bell 47G2A, Charles City, VA, September 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1981, 19:25 local time
- Place: Charles City, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3483° N, 77.0630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charles City, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3483&lon=-77.0630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64690, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64690-2000-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A (registry code 1181012, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- Reported engine: LYC VO435*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,764 total, 1,390 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FID21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FID21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810911058519A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL81FID21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FID21), Sep 11, 1981: Bell 47G-2A (N64690), Charles City, VA, 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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