# NTSB DEN82FTM02: Soloy 47, N1170W, Fruitland, UT, November 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1981
- Place: Fruitland, UT · FRUITLAND, UT
- Location: 40.2127° N, 110.8396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fruitland, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2127&lon=-110.8396&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123223
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82FTM02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTM02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2493   81/11/5 NR.FRUITLAND,UT       SOLOY 47            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2394
        TIME - 1115                    N1170W              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 229 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUCHENESE,UT                CURRENT CREEK,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- SURVEY OPERATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1170W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1170W-2021-08-12), registration cancelled 2021-08-12, S/N 2944, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOLOY 47
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-3B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (registry code 1181028) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (registry code 03014, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- 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 19811105071819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811105071819A), Nov 5, 1981: Bell 47G3B1, Fruitland, UT, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed during emergency landing. Reason for power failure undetermined.

## Other investigations on N1170W (3)

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.

- [NTSB CEN19TA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19TA280), Aug 20, 2019: Bell 47G (N1170W), Montrose, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from attitude-induced unporting of the fuel.
- [NTSB SEA76FTI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTI02), Jul 9, 1975: Bell 47G3B1 (N1170W), Elliston, MT, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN75AD022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD022), Oct 26, 1974: Bell 47G3B1 (N1170W), Vernal, UT, substantial damage

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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