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FAA accident report · Bell 47D1 · Ballard, MO · July 22, 2001

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Date
July 22, 2001 · 11:00 local
Place
Ballard, MO
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N17301
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI01FA231
Reported as
Bell 47D1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Student
N17301Registration cancelled Aug 30, 2012 · Bell World Helicopters 47D1S/N WH5016 · Built 1968Airframe modelBell World Helicopters 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6V4 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The student pilot/helicopter owner and a passenger were ferrying the aircraft from the owner's farm in tonganoxie, Kansas, to rolla, Missouri, where it was to receive an overdue annual inspection. In the vicinity of Ballard, Missouri, engine power was apparently lost due to fuel exhaustion and the aircraft crashed in a farm field, fatally injuring both occupants. Theaircraft impacted the ground at approximately a 30-degree nose down attitude, and rolled inverted before coming to a rest. The student pilot/helicopter owner had never been authorized for solo. His passenger held a student pilot certificate issued in 1989 with about 25 flight hours (category and class unknown). The aircraft crashed approximately 20 NM short of its intended fuel stop at the clinton memorial airport (gly), clinton, Missouri. A Bell 47 experienced flight instructor later calculated that the aircraft would not likely have flown the distance from tonganoxie to clinton (160NM) without exhausting its fuel supply.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT/HELICOPTER OWNER AND A PASSENGER WERE FERRYING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE OWNER'S FARM IN TONGANOXIE, KANSAS, TO ROLLA, MISSOURI, WHERE IT WAS TO RECEIVE AN OVERDUE ANNUAL INSPECTION. IN THE VICINITY OF BALLARD, MISSOURI, ENGINE POWER WAS APPARENTLY LOST DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A FARM FIELD, FATALLY INJURING BOTH OCCUPANTS. THEAIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT APPROXIMATELY A 30-DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, AND ROLLED INVERTED BEFORE COMING TO A REST. THE STUDENT PILOT/HELICOPTER OWNER HAD NEVER BEEN AUTHORIZED FOR SOLO. HIS PASSENGER HELD A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE ISSUED IN 1989 WITH ABOUT 25 FLIGHT HOURS (CATEGORY AND CLASS UNKNOWN). THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 20 NM SHORT OF ITS INTENDED FUEL STOP AT THE CLINTON MEMORIAL AIRPORT (GLY), CLINTON, MISSOURI. A BELL 47 EXPERIENCED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR LATER CALCULATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT LIKELY HAVE FLOWN THE DISTANCE FROM TONGANOXIE TO CLINTON (160NM) WITHOUT EXHAUSTING ITS FUEL SUPPLY.

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 CHI01FA231Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBallard, MOThe pilot's improper preflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and the pilot's subsequent improper autorotation.Jul 22, 2001 · Destroyed

Other reports on N17301 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19920629039189APwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Wenatchee, WATransition from hover to forward flight. Rotor speed decay. Tried land tail hit tree. Suspect carb icing.Jun 29, 1992 · DestroyedAccident 19770514011179APrw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft · Enumclaw, WAInvestigating overturned raft. Struck wires.May 14, 1977 · Substantial damage