# Accident 20091002049919A: Bell 47D1, Hazleton, PA, October 2, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2009, 10:15 local time
- Place: Hazleton, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0833° N, 75.9667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0833&lon=-75.9667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74004, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6V4 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 350 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091002049919A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING APPROXIMATELY 1500 FT AGL WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT.  HE AUTOROTATED INTO AN OLD PORTION OF A QUARRY, LANDING ON SOME PILES OF STONE AND DIRT.  THE TAIL ROTOR AND TAIL BOOM STRUCK A PILE OF STONE/DIRT DAMAGING EACH.

## 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 ERA10CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA001), Oct 2, 2009: Bell 47D1 (N74004), Dorrance, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion for undetermined reasons.

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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