Bell 47G-2 N41721
11 June 1983 · Zillah, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 June 1983 at about 19:50 local time, a Bell 47G-2 registered N41721 was involved in an accident near Zillah, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Zillah, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 46.4098, -120.2304
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-2
- Registration
- N41721
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Zillah → Wapato
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA83LA122
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ROTORCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING AFTER COLLIDING WITH TREES DURING AN AUTOROTATION. THE ACFT HAD EXPERIENCED AN ENGINEFAILURE WHILE ON A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT BETWEEN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS AND WAS FORCED TO LAND. THE ACFT WAS AUTOROTATED INTO AN ORCHARD AND CONTACTED TREES, SUSTAINING SUBTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE SKIDS, MAIN ROTOR BLADES AND TAIL BOOM. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A TEMPORARY SITE A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE MISHAP. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE POWER LOSS WAS DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE FUEL CELLS WERE EMPTY BUT THE FUEL GAUGES SHOWED FUEL REMAINING. THE ACFT WAS FUELED WITH 22 GALLONS OF FUEL.THE GAUGES READ ONE QUARTER-LEFT,ONE HALF-RIGHT. THE SYSTEM WAS DRAINED EMPTY. THE GAUGES READ ONE EIGHTH-LEFT,ONE QUARTER-RIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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