# NTSB ATL81FID21: Bell 47G-2A, N64690, Charles City, VA, September 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1981
- Place: Charles City, VA · CHARLES CITY, VA
- Location: 37.3483° N, 77.0630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charles City, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3483&lon=-77.0630&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FID21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FID21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2967  81/9/11    CHARLES CITY,VA     BELL 47G-2A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1763
        TIME - 1925                    N64690              PX-  0  0  1  AERIAL SURVEY             TOTAL HOURS, 1390 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHARLES CITY,VA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD IN HIGH CORN.MANEUVERED TO AVOID WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64690](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64690-2000-05-16), registration cancelled 2000-05-16, S/N 2701 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2A
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (registry code 1181012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810911058519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810911058519A), Sep 11, 1981: Bell 47G2A, Charles City, VA, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion. This operation was survey only.

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.

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