World Helicopters 47D1 accident near Ballard, MO
On July 22, 2001, a World Helicopters 47D1 (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Ballard, MO. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 22, 2001
- Place
- Ballard, MO
- Aircraft
- World Helicopters 47D1 · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.435°N, 94.109°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010726X01520
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 22, 2001, at 1108 central daylight time, a World Helicopters model 47D1 helicopter, N17301, piloted by a student pilot, was destroyed on impact with terrain about 5 miles north of Ballard, Missouri. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was not on a flight plan and was operating in visual meteorological conditions. The student pilot and his one passenger received fatal injuries. The aircraft departed Tonganoxie, Kansas about 0930 and was en route to Rolla, Missouri. A witness said that he saw the helicopter above the tree line behind his house. He said that the helicopter, "...was in view for about 1 1/2 seconds when [the] motor pitch changed and [the] helicopter headed to its right dropping under [the] tree line. After losing sight of [the] helicopter [,] I heard a thud and no explosion and no longer could [hear] it any longer." PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a third class aviation medical certificate/student pilot certificate issued on March 14, 2000. According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records, the pilot had not been issued a pilot certificate other than the student pilot certificate. The pilot's logbook was reviewed. According to the logbook, the pilot had accumulated 22.5 hours total flight time as of the last entry dated March 18, 2000. No entries for solo flight were found in the logbook. No instructor endorsements for solo flight were found in the pilot's logbook, or on his student pilot certificate. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The helicopter was a World Helicopters model 47D1, serial number WH5016. A 178 horsepower Franklin model 6V4 eng
Probable cause
The pilot's improper preflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and the pilot's subsequent improper autorotation.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
