ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381494
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 July 1983 |
| Time: | 20:40 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Kent Murry |
| Registration: | N366DJ |
| MSN: | 717 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO-435-A1D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Worth, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| West Palm Beach, FL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA83FA181
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 August 1982 | N366DJ | Private | 0 | Miami, FL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 04:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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