ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 134906
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| Date: | Saturday 14 August 2004 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Bell 47G2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N96MB |
| MSN: | 2443 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11712 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO-435 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Muncie, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Muncie, IN (7I2) |
| Muncie, IN (MIE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter was damaged when it impacted terrain during an attempted forced landing following a complete loss of engine power. The helicopter had just taken off and was at 50 feet altitude and 45 miles per hour when the pilot heard two loud "bangs" followed by a complete loss of power. The pilot stated that he performed an autorotation to a flat area near the airport. He stated that as he "approached touchdown [he] raised collective to cushion the impact but with so little altitude an autorotation gave very little rotor speed." He stated that the helicopter struck the ground in a level attitude while moving forward, the skids collapsed and the helicopter broke apart. No defects were found with respect to the helicopter's engine.
Probable Cause: The engine failure for an undetermined reason, and the pilot's inability to properly level-off for landing due to the low rotor speed, which resulted in the hard landing. The low altitude where the engine failure occurred was a factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040917X01458&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 May 2000 | N96MB | Penguin Air Helicopters, Inc. | 0 | FORT WALTON BCH, Florida | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Dec-2017 18:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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