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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G2 · Mcgee, MS · September 20, 1997

Date: September 20, 1997 · 16:32 local
Place: Mcgee, MS
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N90485
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL97LA139
Reported as: Bell 47G2
Reported engine: Lycoming VO435A1E
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 411 total212 in this make and model117 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.

Engine quit circling low over residense. Enter autoratation. Saw wires pulled up. Tail hit wires. Fuel exhaustion. (-23) while maneuvering during a site seeing flight the engine lost power. An emergency landing was conducted in a farm field. During approach the aircraft impacted power lines. Damage to skids, attachments, main rotor blade.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT CIRCLING LOW OVER RESIDENSE. ENTER AUTORATATION. SAW WIRES PULLED UP. TAIL HIT WIRES. FUEL EXHAUSTION. (-23) WHILE MANEUVERING DURING A SITE SEEING FLIGHT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS CONDUCTED IN A FARM FIELD. DURING APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED POWER LINES. DAMAGE TO SKIDS, ATTACHMENTS, MAIN ROTOR BLADE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ATL97LA139Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcgee, MSfuel starvation, while in maneuvering flight, due to the pilot's improper planning/decision.Sep 20, 1997 · Substantial damage