Bell 47G-2 N366DJ

Summary

On 7 July 1983 at about 00:40 local time, a Bell 47G-2 registered N366DJ, operated by Kent Murry, was involved in an accident near Lake Worth, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 July 1983 at 00:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Lake Worth, Florida, United States

Coordinates

26.6090, -80.0506

Aircraft

Bell 47G-2

Registration

N366DJ

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Kent Murry

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → West Palm Beach

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

MIA83FA181

1 person was seriously injured.

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

AT 2037 EDT, THE PLT CALLED PALM BEACH TOWER & REPORTED THAT HE WAS EAST OF LANTANA ARPT AT 500 FT, INBOUND FOR A LANDING AT THE PALM BEACH ARPT. APRX A MIN LATER, THERE WAS ANOTHER CALL FROM HELICOPTER STATING THAT IT WAS GOING DOWN, OUT OF FUEL. DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT DUSK, THE HELICOPTER CRASHED IN THE FRONT YARD OF A RESIDENCE. DURING THE LANDING, IT STRUCK THE CORNER OF A ROOF AND A SMALL TREE. NO PREIMPACT, MECHANICAL FAILURE WAS FOUND. APRX 1/2 GAL OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT FUEL TANK & ABOUT 1 PINT WAS REMAINING IN THE RIGHT TANK. THE PLT WAS NOT CERTIFICATED TO FLY HELICOPTERS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.