# NTSB NYC73DNC03: Bell 47D1, N10193, Readfield, ME, July 6, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 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: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166553
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73DNC03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNC03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0987   72/7/6    READFIELD,ME        BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1740
        TIME - 1320                    N10193              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LEWISTON,ME                 AUGUSTA,ME                   NORTH NEWRY,ME
        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 - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- M/R BLADES HIT TREE DURG LDG ON RR TRACK. HAD BEEN FLYING HEL WITH GREATER RANGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10193](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10193-1977-03-18), registration cancelled 1977-03-18, S/N CS-1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Registry model: [Bell 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (registry code 1180802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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