# Accident 19890805027339A: Bell 47G2, Sarasota - Brad, FL, August 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Sarasota - Brad, FL
- Airport: Sarasota-Bradenton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3954° N, 82.5544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTL (SRQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3954&lon=-82.5544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3550, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3550-2012-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 224 total, 44 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890805027339A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR DESTINATION. AUTOROTATED TO HARD LANDING. CFI FAILED TO CHECK OIL FOR FLIGHT.

## 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 MIA89LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA213), Aug 5, 1989: Bell 47G-2 (N3550), Sarasota, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF…

## Other reports on N3550 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850821074129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850821074129I), Aug 21, 1985: Bell 47G2 (N3550), Daytona Beach, FL. Fuel was exhausted and emergency landing without damage made on a highway.
- [Accident 19790619013489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790619013489A), Jun 19, 1979: Bell 47G2 (N3550), Earle, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he could have been caught in own vortex or another overhead. Heli. Descended with power. Hit ground.

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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