19890429010579A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell STC47 · Milton-Free Wat, OR · April 29, 1989

Date
April 29, 1989 · 10:30 local
Place
Milton-Free Wat, OR
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
GASG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4072G
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA89LA076
Reported as
Bell STC47
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,800 total450 in this make and model85 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine quit in procedure turn after a spray run. Impact chopped tailboom. Only unusable fuel remained in fuel tank.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT IN PROCEDURE TURN AFTER A SPRAY RUN. IMPACT CHOPPED TAILBOOM. ONLY UNUSABLE FUEL REMAINED IN FUEL TANK.

NTSB investigation

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