- Date
- June 11, 1981
- Place
- Eagle Pass, TX · EAGLE PASS, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7948SBell 47G-4
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810611035609A
- Case key
- 125713
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1545 81/6/11 EAGLE PASS,TX BELL 47G-4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1140 N7948S PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS AGE 51, 10000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EAGLE PASS,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LOST ENG PWR WHILE HERDING CATTLE.MNVRD ACFT DRG LNDG TO AVOID WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7948S
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-4
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7948S · 1
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