Bell 47G-4 N73276

Summary

On 19 June 1984 at about 13:30 local time, a Bell 47G-4 registered N73276 was involved in an accident near Pine, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 June 1984 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Pine, Colorado, United States

Coordinates

39.5204, -105.2991

Aircraft

Bell 47G-4

Registration

N73276

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Aerial Observation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Evergreen → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN84LA187

Nobody was 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

THE ACFT WAS FORCED TO LAND AFTER APRX 15 MINUTES FLT TIME WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PLT AUTOROTATED INTO AN OPEN FIELD.ACCORDING TO THE FAA ONLY ABOUT 1 AND 1/2 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINED IN THE ACFT FUEL TANKS. THE PLT SAID HE PUT TOO MUCH FAITH IN THE FUEL GAGES. THE ACFT HAS A FUEL CAPACITY OF OVER 61 GALLONS, OF WHICH ABOUT 4 GALLONS ARE UNUSABLE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.