# Accident 19890429010579A: Bell STC47, Milton-Free Wat, OR, April 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1989, 10:30 local time
- Place: Milton-Free Wat, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GASG
- Location: 45.9009° N, 118.3402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9009&lon=-118.3402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4072G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL STC47
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 450 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890429010579A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA89LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA076), Apr 29, 1989: Bell 47G3B2 (N4072G), Milton-Freewtr, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION FROM AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL.

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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