# NTSB IAD76AI043: Bell 47G3, N6092, Jacksonville, NC, December 20, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1975
- Place: Jacksonville, NC · JACKSONVILLE, NC
- Location: 34.7541° N, 77.4302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7541&lon=-77.4302&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151740
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI043

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3762  75/12/20   JACKSONVILLE,NC     BELL 47G3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1550                    N6092               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 53, 17330 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            553 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELLIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIDGELAND,SC                JACKSONVILLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DID NOT STOP FORWARD MOTION PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN ON FLOATS. ACFT ROCKED, ROTORBLADES HIT TAILBOOM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6092 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ellis

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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