# Accident 20200613009969A: Bell 47G-3B-1, Atoka, TN, June 13, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2020, 20:30 local time
- Place: Atoka, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4258° N, 89.7845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atoka, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4258&lon=-89.7845&mi=10
- Aircraft: N473TT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N473TT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-3B-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TV0-435 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200613009969A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 14TH 2020 HELICOPTER N473TT CONDUCTED A PART 91 FLIGHT. THE PIC WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD.  WITHIN 2 MILES OF TAKEOFF, THE HELICOPTER SUFFERED A TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. THE PIC INITIATED AUTOROTATION AND PROCEEDED TO CONDUCT AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD.  UPON LANDING THE MAIN ROTOR MADE CONTACT WITH  THE EXTENSION TUBE AND TAIL ROTOR.  ALL PASSENGERS AND THE PIC WERE UNINJURED. THE MEMPHIS FSDO WAS NOTIFIED THE FOLLOWING DAY.  THE HELICOPTER WAS MOVED TO A HANGER FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.  ON JUNE 26 THE FAA IIC, AND A CERTIFICATED MECHANIC CONDUCTED AN ENGINE TEARDOWN. ALL AREAS OF THE IGNITION, AIR WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE WORKING ORDER.  THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED, AND THE MAIN FUEL LINE WAS FOUND TO BE RESTRICTED.  THE MAIN FUEL LINE  WAS SENT TO THE NTSB FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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