Aviation accident CHI04CA229

Name: aviation accident: Bell 47G2 near Muncie (2004-08-14)
Start: 2004-08-14
Location: Muncie, IN, USA

NONE · Bell 47G2 · 2004-08-14 · Muncie, IN, USA

Event

NTSB number: CHI04CA229
Event ID: 20040917X01458
Type: Accident
Date: 2004-08-14
Location: Muncie, IN, USA
Coordinates: 40.154998, -85.316665

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 2
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: Bell
Model: 47G2
Registration: N96MB
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

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.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown