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ATL82DA150

1982-05-29 · BLOUNTVILLE, Tennessee, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport TRI

Current FAA registration · N10065

Make / Model
BELL 47D1
Year of manufacture
1949 · 33 years old at event
Engine
AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
Seats / Engines
3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19920515
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A007FC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AT 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. AN AUTOROTATION WAS ATTEMPTED TO A HIGHWAY. THE HARD LANDING RESULTED IN THE MAIN ROTOR SEVERING THE TAIL. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_ATL82DA150.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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