- Date
- May 19, 1979
- Place
- Middleville, MI · MIDDLEVILLE, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N64580Bell 47D-1
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790519011129A
- Case key
- 136136
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1022 79/5/19 NR.MIDDLEVILLE,MI BELL 47D-1 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 363 TIME - 1350 N64580 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ATTICA,OH HART,MI HASTINGS,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - RULES,REGULATIONS,STANDARDS PERSONNEL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- HELO ASSEMBLED FROM SPARE PARTS.CERTIFICATED W/O FUEL GAGE.GAGE INSTALLED BUT NOT CONNECTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64580
- Reported as
- Bell 47D-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N64580Registration cancelled Jul 20, 2017 · Bell-Transworld Helicopters 47D1Airframe modelBell-Transworld Helicopters 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6A&6V335 series
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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 N64580 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX03CA274Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportChino, CAthe student pilot's inappropriate remedial action through the application of excessive aft cyclic during a run-on landing. A factor in the accident was the student's disregard for company procedures.NTSB LAX01FA236Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportRiverside, CAThe engine crankshaft's failure as the result of fatigue cracking initiated by surface damage and localized overheating due to the installation at overhaul of incorrectly sized bearings.NTSB CHI77FEM34Accident · Serious injuriesClosedByron Center, MI