- Date
- July 18, 1985, 09:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Moultrie, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N586TBell 47D1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 31428
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Planning/decision - improperCause
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
Fuel supply - inadequateCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with object
Terrain condition - open field
Analysis
The plt stated that while he was on an aerial application mission, the helicopter ran out of fuel. During an autorotation, the main rotor severed the tail boom.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N586T
- Reported as
- Bell 47D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 207
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-435-A1B, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Sunbelt Flyers,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Sunbelt Flyers, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
N586TRegistration cancelled Sep 30, 2013 · Bell 47D1Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,053 total · 2,053 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VLD, 40 nm away
Other investigations on N586T · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA84LA134Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBerlin, GAThe plt collided with power lines as he turned to fly back to reload the acft. The plt made a statement that he did not see the wires in the trees. The plt did not file an accident report.NTSB MIA77DLG20Accident · No injuriesClosedOswego, SCNTSB MIA73DLG02Accident · No injuriesClosedDalzell, NCNTSB MIA72DLG09Accident · No injuriesClosedRembert, SCNTSB FTW66A0070Accident · Minor injuriesClosedWetmore, TX