# Accident 19891102044389A: Bell 206L3, St Paul, MN, November 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1989, 04:36 local time
- Place: St Paul, MN
- Airport: St Paul Downtown Holman Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CKLA
- Location: 44.9504° N, 93.0894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9504&lon=-93.0894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3174S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,436 total, 1,435 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891102044389A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED WITH 5 MINUTES MARGIN OF FUEL FOR SHORT FLIGHT RAN OUT ON APPROACH TO LAND. LANDED ROUGHLY,SLID 30 FEET.

## 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 MKC90LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA021), Nov 2, 1989: Bell 206L-3 (N3174S), Saint Paul, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. DARKNESS WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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