# NTSB NYC73AN047: Bell H-13G, N64816, Readfield, ME, September 27, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1972
- Place: Readfield, ME · READFIELD, ME
- Location: 44.3878° N, 69.9667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Readfield, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3878&lon=-69.9667&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169044
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73AN047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN047

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2992  72/9/27    READFIELD,ME        BELL H-13G          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 9693
        TIME - 0620                    N64816              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          READFIELD,ME               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      8000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          GROUND FOG                                                70
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- CRASHED IN LAKE AND SANK. PLT DROWNED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64816](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64816-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N 1255, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL H-13G
- Registry model: [Bell H13G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-h13g) (registry code 1181005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N64816 (2)

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

- [NTSB ATL84LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA046), Nov 18, 1983: Bell 47-G (N64816), Middle River, MD, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC79FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA069), Jul 30, 1979: Bell 47G (N64816), Poultney, VT, substantial damage

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

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