Bell-Transworld 47D1 N2875F
9 February 2017 · Archer City, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 February 2017 at about 20:30 local time, a Bell-Transworld 47D1 registered N2875F was involved in an accident near Archer City, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Archer City, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.6628, -98.7444
- Aircraft
- Bell-Transworld 47D1
- Registration
- N2875F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Year built
- 1976
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Holliday → Holliday
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN17LA113
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from the pilot’s inadvertent positioning of the mixture control to the “fuel cutoff” position.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot reported that he departed from his ranch and was flying about 100 ft above ground level and at 50 knots. He intended to position the carburetor heat to "on," but he inadvertently positioned the mixture control to the "fuel cutoff" position instead, and the engine lost total power. He immediately entered an autorotation, but because the helicopter was so low and slow, there was insufficient time and altitude to flare the helicopter. He stated that the airspeed decreased and that the main rotor blade stalled, which caused the helicopter to just "drop." The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the helicopter that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot's inadvertent positioning of the mixture control to the "fuel cutoff" position resulted in fuel starvation and the total loss of engine power.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 28 Jul 2017 | Swearingen SA26 | Hondo, Texas, United States | FMG Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2017 | Beechcraft 58 | Ingleside, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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