- Date
- July 2, 1982, 10:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Louisville, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N929BBell 47D1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820702028479A
- Case key
- 71497
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
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 thought there was sufficient fuel to complete the flight, but the helicopter ran out of fuel short of the airport.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N929B
- Reported as
- Bell 47D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 647
- Airframe hours
- 5,525
- Engine
- Franklin 6V4-178-B32, 178 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- James L. Evans
- Registered owner
- James L. Evans
- Departed
- New Albany, IN
- Destination
- Chicago, IL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Flight hours
- 393 total · 24 in this make and model · 310 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,800 ft broken
- Temperature
- 165 °F
- Observed at
- LOU, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N929B · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.