# NTSB SEA77FYE19: Bell 47D1, N17301, Enumclaw, WA, May 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1977
- Place: Enumclaw, WA · ENUMCLAW, WA
- Location: 47.2022° N, 121.9890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Enumclaw, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2022&lon=-121.9890&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147261
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FYE19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYE19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2084  77/5/14  NR.ENUMCLAW,WA        BELL 47D1           CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1015                    N17301              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      29, 5085 TOTAL HOURS, 520
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ENUMCLAW,WA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATING OVERTURNED RAFT.STRUCK WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17301](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17301-2012-08-30), registration cancelled 2012-08-30, S/N WH5016, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Registry model: [Bell World Helicopters 47D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-world-helicopters-47d1) (registry code 118084V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770514011179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770514011179A), May 14, 1977: Bell 47D1, Enumclaw, WA, Substantial damage. Investigating overturned raft. Struck wires.

## Other investigations on N17301 (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 CHI01FA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA231), Jul 22, 2001: World Helicopters 47D1 (N17301), Ballard, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and the pilot's subsequent improper autorotation.
- [NTSB SEA92LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA141), Jun 29, 1992: Bell-World 47D1 (N17301), Wenatchee, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: CARBURETOR ICE AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S NOT BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS AND TREE(S).

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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