19870202002229A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-4A · Stockton, CA · February 2, 1987

Date
February 2, 1987 · 09:45 local
Place
Stockton, CA
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
MBDG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N28938
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87DVD01
Reported as
Bell 47G4A
Reported engine
Lycoming VO540B1B3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
935 total727 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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The engine failed from fuel starvation and the helicopter made a hard landing. Fuel disconnect fitting fatigued.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL STARVATION AND THE HELICOPTER MADE A HARD LANDING. FUEL DISCONNECT FITTING FATIGUED.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N28938 · 1

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