# Accident 19830601022889A: Bell 47G3B1, Devils Tower, WY, June 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1983, 16:00 local time
- Place: Devils Tower, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.5997° N, 104.7302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5997&lon=-104.7302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80711, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80711) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,550 total, 4,570 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830601022889A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN83LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA132), Jun 1, 1983: Bell 47G3-B1 (N80711), Devils Tower, WY, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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