- Date
- October 6, 1972
- Place
- Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N13012Bell 47D1
- Status
- Completed · report March 7, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169086
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2918 72/10/6 CHARLOTTE,NC BELL 47D1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 1180 TIME - 0930 N13012 PX- 0 0 3 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION METROLINA FAIRGND,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING 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 PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- AREA UNLIGHTED,PLT DID NOT USE LDG LIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13012
- Reported as
- Bell 47D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N13012Registration cancelled Feb 8, 2018 · Bell 47D1Airframe modelBell 47D1Engine modelFranklin 6V4 series
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.
Other investigations on N13012 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW98LA144Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJeanerette, LAThe in-flight disconnect of the rotating scissors due to the separation of its hinge bolt.NTSB CHI84LA181Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRidge Farm, ILThe helicopter rolled over after a hard landing following loss of rotor RPM. The plt reported that during initial climb at about 300 ft AGL the rotor decreased about 500 RPM. He tried to regain rotor RPM until about 100 ft AGL and then tried an autorotation.…NTSB FTW75DPG02Accident · No injuriesClosedAlmyra, AR