NTSB Identification: LAX83FUD01
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, November 21, 1982 in PASADENA, CA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 11/21/1983
Aircraft: BELL 47D1, registration: N6324X
Injuries: 2 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators either traveled in support of this investigation or conducted a significant amount of investigative work without any travel, and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT WHILE CRUISING TO REFUELING PORT. A POWER OFF AUTOROTATION WAS MADE TO A STREET. THE ROTOR HIT TREES AND RESULT WAS A HARD LANDING.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS..MISJUDGED..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
FLUID,FUEL..EXHAUSTION
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
FUEL SUPPLY..NOT MAINTAINED..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
OBJECT..TREE(S)
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