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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 47G-3B-1 · Hebbronville, TX · January 12, 1990

Date: January 12, 1990 · 18:00 local
Place: Hebbronville, TX
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8505F
Reported as: Bell 47G3B1
Reported engine: Lycoming TVO435*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,037 total146 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

N8505FRegistration cancelled May 4, 2019 · Bell 47G-3B-1S/N 3379 · Built 1971 Airframe modelBell 47G-3B-1 Engine modelLycoming VO-435 seriesReciprocating

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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 due to fuel exhaustion. Autorotated to hard landing. Stated should have enough fuel for flying time.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. AUTOROTATED TO HARD LANDING. STATED SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH FUEL FOR FLYING TIME.

Other reports on N8505F · 1

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

Accident 20050519034269ANormal Cruise · Twin Brooks, SD(-23) On may 19, 2005, at approximately 6:15 pm CDT, a Bell helicopter aircraft m/n BHT-47-G3B1, N8505F, operated by commercial pilot [privacy data omitted] was flying down the railroad tracks spraying at 15-20 feet above the ground at airspeed of 43-45 mph…May 19, 2005 · Substantial damage