# Accident 20170209001379A: Bell-Transworld Helicopters 47D1, Archer City, TX, February 9, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2017, 14:00 local time
- Place: Archer City, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6628° N, 98.7444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6628&lon=-98.7444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2875F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2875F-2017-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Transworld Helicopters 47D1 (registry code 1180845, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-transworld-helicopters-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL-TRANSWORLD HELICOPTERS 47D1
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 0335-5D/6V335A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 862 total, 213 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170209001379A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 9, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400, A BELL 47D1 HELICOPTER  REGISTRATION NUMBER N2875F, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, IMPACTED TERRAIN SOUTHEAST OF LAKE KICKAPOO IN ARCHER COUNTY, TEXAS.  GPS COORDINATES 33.662903, -98.744354.  THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD INTENDED TO INCREASE THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND INADVERTENTLY REDUCED THE ENGINE MIXTURE SETTING TO A POINT THAT THE ENGINE STOPPED.   THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PRIVATE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE PILOTS HOME AT 10225 FM 368 S., HOLLIDAY, TEXAS ON FEBRUARY 9, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1350.

## 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 CEN17LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA113), Feb 9, 2017: Bell-Transworld Helicopters 47D1 (N2875F), Archer City, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from the pilot’s inadvertent positioning of the mixture control to the “fuel cutoff” position.

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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