# Accident 20130628013159A: Bell 47D1, Lake Ozark, MO, June 28, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2013, 12:20 local time
- Place: Lake Ozark, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: LOHJ
- Location: 38.1810° N, 92.6210° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1810&lon=-92.6210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78900, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78900) (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 6V-335-6B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 639 total, 19 in this make and model, 212 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA396) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130628013159A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 1500 MSL THE ENGINE SPUTTERED. IN RESPONSE HE ROLLED THE THROTTLE ON AND THE ENGINE CAME BACK ON, THEN SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY. PILOT INITIATED AN AUTOROTATION AND LANDED IN A CLEARING AT 1062 SUSAN ROAD, LAKE OZARK, MISSOURI. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN13LA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA396), Jun 28, 2013: Bell 47D1 (N78900), Lake Ozark, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper rebuild and maintenance of the helicopter and inadequate subsequent inspections, which resulted in undetected fuel contamination and a subsequent total loss of engine power during cruise…

## Other reports on N78900 (3)

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

- [Accident 19951112036359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951112036359A), Nov 12, 1995: Bell 47D1 (N78900), Shafter, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Departed to spray water over trees to rinse system. Crashed and burned. Had unauthorized passenger on board.
- [Accident 19800309005569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800309005569A), Mar 9, 1980: Bell 47D1 (N78900), Salinas, CA, Substantial damage. Lost cyclic control on swath turn. Made hard landing. Broken horn rotor hub grip possible cause.
- [Accident 19780917028729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780917028729A), Sep 17, 1978: Bell 47B3 (N78900), Castroville, CA, Substantial damage. Collective pitch became uncontrollable. Main rotor shaft and retai nut scuffed and out of round

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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