# Incident 19960515010709I: Bell 47G3, Mesa Verde, CO, May 15, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1996, 17:00 local time
- Place: Mesa Verde, CO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: HXCL
- Aircraft: N265RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N265RD-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3 (registry code 1181024, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 250 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960515010709I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS DROPPING OFF LOAD ON 100 FOOT LINE AT HELIPAD WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT AUTO-ROTATED AIRCRAFT TO HELIPAD LANDING HARD, BENDING AFT LANDING GEAR CROSS TUBE. FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM FUEL CELLS INDICATING 1/2 GALLON OF FUEL. FUEL FILTERS WERE DRY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, FUEL WAS ADDED, AND ENGINE WAS RUN NORMALLY WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. THIS REPORT IS FINAL AND CLOSED.

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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