# Accident 19890815029849A: Bell 47G3B, Waseca, MN, August 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1989, 12:45 local time
- Place: Waseca, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CUHG
- Location: 44.0795° N, 93.5008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0795&lon=-93.5008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8471E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8471E-1997-12-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B (registry code 1181026, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 208 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890815029849A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL RETURNING TO AG STRIP AFTER SPRAYING. MADE RUN ON NO POWER LANDING IN BEANS. ROTORS CHOPPED BOOM.

## 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 MKC89LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA181), Aug 15, 1989: Bell 47G-B3 (N8471E), Waseca, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. THE TAILWIND, HIGH OBSTRUCTION (POWER LINE), AND CROP (BEANS) WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

## Other reports on N8471E (2)

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

- [Accident 19830617025809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830617025809A), Jun 17, 1983: Bell 47G3B (N8471E), Litchfield, MN, Substantial damage. Departed loading platform with a loading hose still attached. Caused tail rotor then main rotors to strike ground.
- [Accident 19790925024189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790925024189A), Sep 25, 1979: Bell 47G3B (N8471E), Pierson, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot flew into wires while conducting agricultural spraying.

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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