- Date
- June 1, 1978
- Place
- Onaga, KS · ONAGA, KS
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6224NBell 47J-2
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780601017369A
- Case key
- 141477
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1848 78/6/1 ONAGA,KS BELL 47J-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1410 N6224N PX- 0 0 3 MAPPING/PHOTO AGE 29, 1500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 60 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KANSAS CITY,MO HOLTON,KS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6224N
- Reported as
- Bell 47J-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6224NRegistration cancelled Aug 5, 2013 · Bell 47J-2Airframe modelBell 47J-2Engine modelLycoming VO-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6224N · 1
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