# Accident 20180715011229A: Bell 47J-2A, Franklin, IN, July 15, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2018, 17:45 local time
- Place: Franklin, IN
- Airport: Franklin Flying Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4264° N, 86.0583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4264&lon=-86.0583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8568F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8568F-2020-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J-2A (registry code 1181106, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J-2A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TV0-435 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,249 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180715011229A

## Narrative

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

THE CONDITIONS WERE VFR. THE PILOT WAS FLYING IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AT 50 FEET ALTITUDE ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 21. AT THE NORTH END OF RUNWAY 21 THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO AUTOROTATE  THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND.

TWO WITNESSES ON THE GROUND STATED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING.

## 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 CEN18LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA269), Jul 15, 2018: Bell 47J (N8568F), Franklin, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

## Other reports on N8568F (1)

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

- [Incident 19970301007279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970301007279I), Mar 1, 1997: Bell 47J2A (N8568F), Marathon, FL. Narrative: helicopter departed with 2 passengers on sightseeing ride along Florida keys from Marathon, FL at 1520 EST 3/1/97. At approximatley 1550 EST, the…

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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