NONE · Bell 47G3B1 · 2002-10-19 · Highfalls, GA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ATL03LA007
Event ID
20021024X05376
Type
Accident
Date
2002-10-19
Location
Highfalls, GA, USA
Coordinates
33.325, -84.298057
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Bell
Model
47G3B1
Registration
N4002G
FAR Part
137
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilots inadequate fuel management, and subsequent loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and a in-flight collision with trees during an autorotation. A factor was the pilot's failure to insure that the required equipment (fuel gauge) was installed in the helicopter.