# NTSB investigations: Bell 47D1: Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB MIA98LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA051.md): Bell 47D1 · Bunnell, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 3, 1998 · N59326 · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing.
- [NTSB MIA92LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA102.md): Bell 47-D-1 · Fayette, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 2, 1992 · N322A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot in commands failure to insure the proper fuel quantity for the flight was placed on the aircraft and his failure to monitor fuel quantity during flight resulting in fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB FTW91LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA126.md): Bell 47D-1 · Provencal, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1991 · N3575 · Substantial damage
  > Fuel leakage from the fuel drain valve. A factor was the inaccessibility of suitable terrain for fored landing.
- [NTSB LAX87LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA294.md): Bell 47D-1 · Taft, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1987 · N917B · Substantial damage
  > The plt rprtd the eng lost power at about 300' AGL after the helicopter had flown aprx 2.7 hrs without refueling. He initiated an autorotative landing; however, before touchdown, the main rotor blades contacted & severed the tail boom. An exam revealed the…
- [NTSB MIA85LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA214.md): Bell 47D1 · Moultrie, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 1985 · N586T · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that while he was on an aerial application mission, the helicopter ran out of fuel. During an autorotation, the main rotor severed the tail boom.
- [NTSB FTW85LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA043.md): Bell 47D1 · Terlingua, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 4, 1984 · N93067 · Substantial damage
  > Shortly after the plt took off on a sight-seeing flt, the eng lost power when the helicopter was over rough terrain at about 200 ft AGL. During an autorotative landing, the helicopter rocked forward causing the main rotor blades to strike the tail boom.…
- [NTSB ATL82DA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA183.md): Bell 47D1 · Louisville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 2, 1982 · N929B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was en route to have a radio installed when the engine lost power. He made an autorotative landing in an open field. When the helicopter contacted the ground, the main rotor, tail rotor, tail boom, and skids were damaged. The pilot stated that he…
- [NTSB CHI82DA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA196.md): Bell 47D1 · Le Sueur, MN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 29, 1982 · N4251A · Substantial damage
  > During a spraying operation, the aircraft was being refueled from a 200 gal fuel tank, mounted on the rear of a truck. The truck was parked on a slight slope with the outlet for the servicing hose at the lower end. After the helicopter was serviced with 14…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1180802')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 353))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1180802&occurrence=353

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