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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-3B-1 · Devils Tower, WY · June 1, 1983

Date
June 1, 1983 · 16:00 local
Place
Devils Tower, WY
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N80711
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN83LA132
Reported as
Bell 47G3B1
Reported engine
Lycoming TVO435B1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,550 total4,570 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ran out of fuel over a wooded area. Autorotated into trees. Sump drain fitting leaking. Failed to note low fuel.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL OVER A WOODED AREA. AUTOROTATED INTO TREES. SUMP DRAIN FITTING LEAKING. FAILED TO NOTE LOW FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.