- Date
- September 19, 1983, 07:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Oceanside, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N62221Bell 47G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 23512
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Shortly after takeoff, the eng lost power at an alt of aprx 400 ft AGL. An autorotative landing was made on uneven terrain beside a stream with weeds aprx 3 ft high. During touchdown, the main rotor struck the tail boom. An inspection of the engine revealed no malfunction. The plt stated that he suspected fuel starvation, in that he did not have the fuel selector valve in the proper position at takeoff time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62221
- Reported as
- Bell 47G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 816
- Airframe hours
- 7,803
- Engine
- Franklin O-335, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert H. Campo
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 23, 1983 · 26 hours before
- Departed
- L32 · Oceanside, CA
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 20,000 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 19,800 as pilot in command · 300 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
Other investigations on N62221 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.